News and Events
- November 9, 2019: Kinah for ensemble will receive its U.S. premiere with the Boston New Music Initiative. More information here.
- October 28, 2019: come watch me perform with the Ithaca New Music Collective at the annual Ghostly Gathering at Argo’s Warehouse! Monday at 7:30 PM, tickets at the door.
- June 29, 2019: American premiere of two scenes from The Exagoge, a new opera, on the 25th Anniversary Gala of Untitled Theater Company #61. Tickets available here
- May 6, 2019: Premiere of Sphere [4], a new composition for solo violin and electronics. The Ithaca New Music Collective, Argo’s Warehouse, Ithaca, NY.
- March 18, 2019: Premiere of “Twittabot V0.35” with The Ithaca New Music Collective Ensemble, Argo’s Warehouse, Ithaca NY.
- December 9, 2018: Premiere of my composition The Miracle of Hanukkah, with the Choir and Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes
- December 3, 2018: My 2013 composition Fantasy for Solo Horn, performed by Alex Shuhann, at the INMC Composer Showcase at Argo’s Warehouse.
- November 2, 2018: Performing violin part of Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale at the OSFL Chamber Series. Listen to a radio interview I had with Bill Snyder at WSKG about this event.
- September 2018: Proud to announce that I am officially playing violin for the Ithaca New Music Collective Ensemble!
- July 25, 2018: Premiere of my composition Pugaw for Symphony Orchestra at The Banaue International Music Composition Competition Finals.
- July 2018: I am a composer fellow at The Banaue International Music Composition Composition workshop at Banaue, The Philippines. Read my blog from the trip part 1 and part 2
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Surprise release! A new composition for violin and live electronics. The first of the cycle "Seasons of Isolation". The electronics are controlled by the foot pedal and controller. Special thanks to The Washington Conservatory of Music for allowing me to record at the Westmoreland Church in Bethesda.
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SirensFor Violin and Live ElectronicsAvner Finberg, composer and violinRecorded at the Westmoreland Church, Bethesda Maryland January 25 2021www.brainyquote.com
"If I don't practice one day, I know it; two..." - Jascha Heifetz quotes from BrainyQuote.comTrying out a new viola I bought for teaching. Not bad for a student instrument!
Presented by Avner Finberg, composer and violinist (The Miracle of Hanukkah)
Join me for a concert where I present pieces by some of my favorite violinist-composers, followed by my original compositions for violin with a surprise twist...
1. J.S.Bach - Prelude in E Major
2. F. Krisler - Recitative and Scherzo Op. 6
3. E. Ysaÿe - Sonata no. 2, 1st movement
4. A. Finberg - Ascensions
4. A. Finberg - Sphere