New York Concerti Sinfonietta: Christopher Moriarty-Pearson, Clarinet; Weber Concertino, Op.26

Christopher Moriarty-Pearson, a First Prize Winner in the 2015 International Shining Stars Competition makes his debut with the New York Concerti Sinfonietta, Paul Hostetter, Conductor; Julie Jordan, Founder/Artistic Director. Christopher Moriarty-Pearson performs the Weber Concertino, Op.26, on May 5, 2015, in NYC, at the Church of St. Gregory the Great; (Marty Bronson, Recording Engineer) (The New York Concerti Sinfonietta presented Christopher Moriarty-Pearson, a clarinet student of John Finucane, at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, in his Carnegie Hall Debut on May 3, 2015, NY Review: New York Concerti Sinfonietta Focuses on the Emerald Isle' by Michael Sherwin, May 14, 2015, The Epoch Times) http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1357759-ny-concerti-sinfonietta-focuses-on-ireland/ "...The May 3 Carnegie concert exhibited the first fruits of her new association with the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. Dr. Jordan traveled to Ireland to audition 40 prospective candidates for debut awards, with the cooperation of famed pianist John O’Conor, former director of the Royal Irish Academy and current director, Deborah Kelleher. Such was the plethora of talent discovered by Dr. Jordan that two supplemental concerts were necessary to fully display all the prizewinners, including winners from the United States, Europe, and Asia. The additional concerts were given at historic Upper West Side churches: Rutgers Presbyterian (May 4) and St. Gregory the Great (May 5)... Carl Maria von Weber’s chief claim to immortality is the half-dozen works he composed for clarinet. One of the most popular and attractive of these, the Concertino in E-flat Major, Op. 26, was performed at the Carnegie concert by Christopher Moriarty-Pearson. Moriarty-Pearson, who is in his third year of studies at the Royal Irish Academy, also composes. He demonstrated full mastery of his instrument. Opening with a beautifully shaded, long lyric line like an operatic singer, he went on to display fluid technique, excellent control of dynamics, and agility as he darted between low and high registers. Enlivening the solo line through judicious placement of accents, he dispatched the rapid scales and arpeggios with élan and virtuoso flair, bringing the work to an ebullient conclusion."