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Lark Chamber Artists
Core Artists:
Yousif Sheronick, Percussion
Hailed by the New York Times for his "dazzling improvisations"
YOUSIF SHERONICK appears internationally as soloist and chamber
musician with world-renowned groups and artists such as Philip Glass,
Ethos Percussion Group, Glen Velez, Foday Musa Suso, Simon Shaheen,
Henry Threadgill and Paul Winter Consort. Mr. Sheronick's unique
style encompasses traditions and instruments from the Middle East,
North and West Africa, Brazil, India, and Europe. His ability to
work in such diverse genres is due to having studied contemporary
classical, jazz, world and rock music, which he seamlessly fuses
into his playing. Critics in Spain say Yousif "is capable of
creating hypnotic atmospheres" (Mundoclasico) where he "transported
the listener to another dimension." (Ritmic). Prestigious venue
performances include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Royal Festival
Hall (London) and Wigmore Hall (London). Distinguished collaborators
include Yo-Yo Ma, Branford Marsalis, Pandit Samir Chatterjee, Marcel
Khalife, Sonny Fortune, and the Lark and Pacifica String Quartets.
Mr. Sheronick recently released his critically acclaimed solo CD
titled "Silk Thread" which Modern Drummer Magazine calls
"a testimony to his genius". He also released a Riq Instructional
Video which Rhythm Magazine (UK) says "is a must to uncover
the mysteries of this ancient instrument." He has appeared
throughout the US, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia with
festival appearances including the JVC and Newport Jazz Festivals,
Jazztel (Madrid), Renaissance Festival (Rethymno, Greece) Early
Music Festival (Regensburg, Germany) and Jerusalem Festival (Palestine).
He has performed live on NPR's "Performance Today" and
John Schaffer's "New Sounds." An active clinician, Mr.
Sheronick teaches masterclasses at home in the US and abroad. Mr.
Sheronick holds degrees from Yale University and the University
of Iowa and serves on the faculties of the University of Bridgeport
and Concordia Conservatory.
Core Artists
Deborah Buck,
Violin
Harumi Rhodes, Violin
Kathryn Lockwood, Viola
Astrid Schween, Cello
Todd Palmer, Clarinet
Yousif Sheronick, Percussion
Stephen Salters, Baritone
Special Guest Artists
Kenneth Cooper,
Harpshichord / Fortepiano
Gary Graffman,
Piano
Jeremy Denk, Piano
Ethos Percussion Group
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