LITHUANIA TOUR:
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PREMIERE OF KESSEL SUITE:
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ACCORDION TRIO PROJECT:
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OBERLIN ACOUSTICS WORKSHOP:
JUNE 16-23, 2018 For the fifth consecutive year, Dr. Borowsky participated in the Violin Society of America Oberlin Acoustics Workshop as an Artist in Residence. He performed in two recitals and took part in the acoustic projects, working with makers including Joseph Curtin and Sam Zygmuntowicz, among others.
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DOCTORAL DISSERTATION PUBLISHED:
MAY 2018 Folkloristic And Ethnic Influences In Selected Violin Repertoire: A Study Of Music Inspired By Scottish, Jewish, And Latin American Cultures was completed and published. View dissertation and listen to DMA recitals online:
https://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/20990 |
PREMIERE OF YOSHIYAHU:
MARCH 10, 2018 World-premiere of composer James Lee III’s “Yoshiyahu, Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Orchestra," commissioned by the
Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra. This 38-minute, semi-programmatic work depicts the life of King Josiah of Judah. Scored for full orchestra with a particularly prominent percussion section, the premiere performance received a standing ovation. |
AMICI MUSIC CONCERT SERIES:
2017 (VARIOUS) Performances in Baltimore, Maryland and Asheville, North Carolina with Dr. Daniel Weiser (piano) and Frances Grace Borowsky (cello). Programs included "Folk Spirit" (works by Astor Piazzolla, Anton Dvorak, and Paul Schoenfeld), "Three to Tango" (works by Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Gardel, Paul Schoenfeld, and Isaac Albeniz), and "Latin Lilt" (works by Latin-American composers including Leo Brouwer, Jose White Lafitte, Astor Piazzolla, and Alberto Ginastera).
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BOROWSKY TRIO
2017 (VARIOUS) Recitals (solo and ensemble works) at Dickinson College (Carlisle, Pennsylvania), the German Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), and Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) presenting works for solo violin, violin and piano, and piano trio.
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MALTA, GERMANY, & ICELAND:
OCTOBER 29-NOVEMBER 18, 2016 Concert tour with cellist Cecylia Barczyk. Performances at Mdina (Malta), Valletta (Malta), Limburg an der Lahn (Germany), Moers (Germany), Schleiden (Germany), and Reykjavik (Iceland). Masterclass at the Iceland Academy of the Arts (see teaching page for videos).
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