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Reviews "Flutist Alicia DiDonato Paulsen and cellist Nancy Ives created a stir with their interpretation of "Assobio a Jato" ("The Jet Whistle") by Villa-Lobos...Extra stars for oboist Martin Hebert and flutist Alicia DiDonato Paulsen." "Principal flutist David Buck and assistant principal flutist Alicia DiDonato Paulsen played like a matched pair." "After intermission, flutist Alicia DiDonato Paulsen, the new second flutist of the Oregon Symphony, arrived, and thanks to the variety of composers reminded us of how wide-ranging the flute can be. Her animation on stage was contagious, defining and accentuating and involving. It was fun to hear a flute so centrally located." "Paulsen rarely had a pure note to play, and in places she negotiated the fine boundary between musical tone and pure breath. Especially in Gabriela Lena Frank's "Canto de Hawari: Amadeoso" she and clarinetist Todd Kuhns turned their contrasts of timbre into an exquisite sonic pas de deux." "The Tull mini-set featured guest flutist Alicia DiDonato, and it proved the highlight of the night." "Flautist Alicia DiDonato, violinist Gabriela Diaz, and violist Wendy Richman gave a wily, tight-focus reading of Ludwig van Beethoven's Op. 25 "Serenade"... a light, judicious use of vibrato contributed to a pleasantly astringent quality: pen-and-ink rather than paint." "Far more effective was Paul Hindemith's 1922 song cycle "Die junge Magd." Mezzo-soprano Pamela Dellal, simultaneously intense and eerily gentle, pared her voice down to a vibratoless echo as the heartbroken young maid retreated into death, her tone disappearing into Alicia DiDonato's keening flute." "Flutist Alicia DiDonato, violinist Biliana Voutchkova, cellist David Russell, and pianist Alison d'Amato were technically assured and deeply musical." "Alicia DiDonato played Varese's flute piece ['Density 21.5'] with distinction." "The most interesting piece was Ian Clark's 'Zoom Tube' for solo flute, a jazzy tune using extended techniques for the instrument (and flutist, who sings along, and uses her tongue to create a rhythm track as well). Alicia Di Donato, whose scarlet velvet top and black leather pants turned heads, gave it a drop-dead performance." "Alicia DiDonato gave a beautiful account of the shapely solo flute line [Boulez 'Memorial']. Ms. DiDonato also contributed prominently to Harrison Birtwistle's "Secret Theater."
"Alicia DiDonato was the accomplished soloist."
"Alicia DiDonato, a recent TMC alumna, played the solo with shimmering beauty." "Alicia DiDonato (flautist) and David Russell (cellist) performed
with secure control of technique and texture." “One should single out Alicia DiDonato's splendidly versatile flute playing in 'Nesting Cranes.'" |
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