Successful Concert Series by All Accounts

Friends of pC:

We apologize for not posting a blog last week, but things were a little busy in preparation for our first concert series. We were thrilled to have large, supportive audiences at both of our venues this weekend, and there was a genuine sense of excitement and appreciation from the public. Additionally, everyone involved with pC felt as though this was a special experience. Musically, the concerts were nothing short of inspiring for many people, including myself, and the biggest question that came up was...when is the next concert? Well, we're working on that as we speak, and we will do our best to have another concert series ASAP.

Larry Johnson of the Miami Herald was in attendance Saturday night, and he has written a very thoughtful and positive review in the Herald. I invite you to view the article here:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/music/16515463.htm

Stay tuned for details of our next series, and please feel free to contact us about any thoughts or comments you may have. The more input we have about our project, the better off we will be.

-Steve

A Little More

This article in Playbill:

http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/5828.html

Kind of summarizes the other two. It's amazing how a little press can snowball. We'll be getting a lot more after the concert so keep in touch.

Project Copernicus makes headlines in Miami Herald

Larry Johnson of the Miami Herald has written a fantastic article about Project Copernicus.
It can be found online here:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/music/16392796.htm

Here is an excerpt:
"Project Copernicus, a new chamber orchestra created to present the kind of envelope-pushing concerts that, apart from Seraphic Fire, are currently lacking in Miami."

As a result of this article, and the blog post by Greg Stepanich, we have received several emails and calls from patrons who want to purchase tickets, join our mailing list, and just generally offer their excitement and support.

We have also created an electronic version of our press kit and sent that by request to the Coral Gables Gazette, who may be covering the event. If you would like a copy of the electronic press kit, simply email us at info@projectcopernicus.org, and we will get it to you ASAP.

Ok, stay tuned for more!

Press and More Press

Here are some excerpts from Greg Stepanich's blog:

What we see here is a group with a very modern outlook: it has an active Web site, a press packet with a DVD and CD featuring Park's conducting and Danyew's music, collaboration plans, outreach proposals, and a focus on contemporary music that it's willing to leave undefined and forever explored. That strikes me as the kind of business plan that is alert to today's music-business reality.

And:

I'm planning to attend one of the group's first concerts, and I hope that the youthful energy evident in the founding vision of this ensemble leads to wonderful music. This is the kind of operation that we're likely to see much more of over the next few years, as younger musicians marry their interest in new music with the necessity of reaching audiences they have to educate.

That is the world we live in, and Project Copernicus understands that. I wish them good luck, and hope everyone interested in the new face of classical music will give them the benefit of the doubt as they strike out on their demanding path.

Read the entire post here:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/stepanich/entries/2007/01/post_5.html

Heady stuff. We're going to do everything we can to bring Greg's kind words to fruition. Many thanks to Greg Stepanich and the Palm Beach Post!

Chung has also been in very close contact with Larry Johnson of the Miami Herald, having spoken with him several times in the past few days. Mr. Johnson is not only an insightful critic, but he uses his forum to be an advocate for the arts, encouraging Miami's audiences to broaden their horizons. Larry will put a short article about us in the paper today, with a longer one to follow in a couple of weeks. We'll have excerpts and links to both of those articles when they appear. Thanks to Larry Johnson and the Miami Herald for their help in getting the word out about what we're doing!

The press we've been getting has been just fantastic. Now it's time for us to knock 'em dead with our musicmaking.

Miami Herald

Chung had a great conversation today with Larry Johnson, the new music critic at the Miami Herald. Larry is very excited about our vision and he will be doing a short writeup about pC to go into the paper this week, with a longer feature on the week of the concert. In addition, he'll be in attendance at our debut concert. With the level of talent that we have and through our hard work we'll do our very best to impress him and all of the concertgoers. The buzz about pC has been just amazing, and frankly, a little surprising. This whole endeavor feels a little bit like Frankenstein's monster - it's taken on a life of it's own, but this is what our wiki-orchestra is all about, and with the people we've got involved all they need is a little room to run and they'll take care of the rest.

Hope you all had a great holiday!

Press on the Palm Beach Post Blog

Hi everyone,

I hope you are having a great holiday season, and best wishes for a safe and happy new year. Chung recently sent press kits and letters to several local music writers, and we have already heard back from one--Greg Stepanich from the Palm Beach Post. I spoke with Greg yesterday and we had a great conversation about pC and our upcoming concerts. Greg is going to write a little something about us on his blog- http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/stepanich/ and he is going to try to attend one of the debut concerts! We are flattered that he is interested in our project, and that he would consider writing about us. Stay tuned to his blog (linked above) to see what he has to say. I can't wait to see everyone in a few weeks! -Steve