Violinist wins $10k critics’ prize
mainThe 2018 Stephen and Cynthia Rubin Institute for Music Criticism has been awarded to Jennifer Gersten, a violinist and doctoral candidate at Stony Brook University.
Anne Midgette, one of the judges, said: ‘Jennifer’s reviews were filled with trenchant observations, wit, and authority. More to the point, they were so well written–whether describing a jazz singer’s costume so vividly you felt you were in the room with her, or dryly dismissing a new work as ‘John Williams without the melodies’–that they were always a pleasure to read.’
So which of the two is she on the photo ?
left. she’s holding a certificate with her name on it
If SD’s new format enabled us to enlarge photos, it would be easier to tell 🙂
I have no problem enlarging the photo on my iPad. I haven’t tried to do it on the computer.
So, the girl got a prize in music criticism because she could describe a dress and dismiss a new piece because she could not hear melodies à la John Williams in it. Which suggests the need for an Institute for Criticism of Music Criticism.
Those criticisms are leveled at my quote, not at the critic’s work. I take full responsibility for not having selected better representative passages from her reviews in my statement for the press release.
You can read her work yourself here: https://jennifergersten.wordpress.com/
And while I’m commenting: on the right in the photo is Brin Solomon, who won the $1000 runner-up award in a very competitive field. You can read some of Brin’s work here: https://van-magazine.com/autoren/brin-solomon/