| Madalyn Parnas violinist Cicely Parnas cellist |
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LATEST NEWS
World Premier - Paul Moravec's Parnas Duo
Madalyn Featured JSoM Entrepreneur! 
Madalyn is the "Featured Jacobs School of Music Entrepreneur" most recently selected by Project Jumpstart. Not only has she "established herself as a musical force to be reckoned with," but Madalyn has also "had her eye on entrepreneurship" for many years. This interest was developed into a sophisticated vision of the 21st century entrepreneurial artist while pursuring undergraduate training in Music Industry. Click here to read more.
MADALYN NAMED 2012 MARSHALL SCHOLAR!!!! 
Madalyn joins the elite group of American Marshall Scholars following her selection for this very competitive award, which will fully fund her studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Click here to read more!
"In appointing Scholars the selectors will look for distinction of intellect and character as evidenced both by their scholastic attainments and by their other activities and achievements. Preference will be given to candidates who display a potential to make a significant contribution to their own society. Selectors will also look for strong motivation and seriousness of purpose, including the presentation of a specific and realistic academic programme."
Cicely Inaugural Young Artist in Residence on Performance Today 
Cicely is an inaugural performer on a new Performance Today series called "Young Artists in Residence." To listen to the podcast, click here!
BEST PRESSFrom The New York Times:
"But just before the Shostakovich, the Parnas Sisters, who also perform as the duo parnas gave a stunning account of Martinu's lively, sometimes prickly Duo for Violin and Cello. The intricate give-and-take between the cello and violin lines was perfectly balanced and suffused with the kind of electricity and drama that showed the work - and the players - in the best possible light." --Allan Kozinn, The New York Times 
"They have a professionalism that is not glossed or layered for effect... Both of them have a rich, thoughtful approach. There's a purity to their playing." --Peter Serkin
"They are phenomenally gifted, intelligent, and mature young musicians [...] I remember Leslie Parnas from the early Aspen days when I studied with Darius Milhaud and am thrilled to see his superb musicianship has passed on so stunningly." --William Bolcom From The New York Times:  "The duo Parnas gave the piece an electrifying read, couching it in a lush tone and executing its complex interplay with pinpoint precision." --Allan Kozinn, The New York Times 
"Madalyn and Cicely Parnas each have a sound that can at once evoke brilliance and warmth, and complement each other well; their intonation and ensemble are near-flawless, and they can pivot from a rich sound to powerfully incisive playing with startling ease. Best of all, their thought-provoking playing... "
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SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS
Fordham at Lincoln Center Fordham University at Lincoln Center presents an annual spring concert devoted primarily to presenting new poems set to contemporary music. Another impulse behind this series entitled "Voices Up!" is to create music outside the standard combination of solo voice and piano. On April 28th at 7:30pm on the Lincoln Center Campus of Fordham, four works will be presented: György Kurtag's "Kafka Fragments" for violin and voice, Lawrence Kramer's work for violin, cello and voice "Another Time," David Dzubay's composition for string duo and voice "For Awhile," and the world premier of Paul Moravec's duo for violin and cello entitled "Parnas Duo." Soprano Sharon Harms is the featured vocalist. Please come and enjoy a special evening!
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League of Composers Orchestra 
Brian Fennelly's award-winning double concerto for violin and cello, "Sinfonia Concertante" will be performed by the League of Composers Orchestra at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on May 7th at 8pm. Louis Karchin will conduct this work, which is being presented by the Washington Square Contemporary Music Society. A live performance of "Sinfonia Concertante" performed by the New Music Ensermble conducted by David Dzubay with duo parnas as soloists was recorded at the Jacobs School of Music. This performance will be included on a CD to be released on Albany Records label this spring along with other compositions by Mr. Fennelly.
"American Cosmology" Presented 
From left: Rose Wollman, Tim Kantor, Sharon Harms, Madalyn Parnas, and Cicely Parnas. The concert entitled "American Cosmology: A Concert of American Works on the Sky and the Cosmos" will be presented by the Indiana University Latin American Music Center at 7:00pm on February 6th at the Americas Society Concert Series. David Dzubay's "Astral" String Quartet and Gabriela Ortiz's "Baalkah" for String Quartet and Soprano will be performed by the IU ensemble composed of Jacobs School of Music young artists shown in the photo above. Click here to read more! FAVORITE CLIPSMadalyn Parnas performs at Renaissance Musical Arts concert on November 21, 2010 with Yaron Kohlberg. Cicely Parnas performs at Renaissance Musical Arts concert on November 21, 2010 with Yaron Kohlberg. Parnas/Serkin Trio opens Music Mountain 81st season on June 13, 2010.  See video... Jaime Laredo conducts guest soloists Madalyn & Cicely in their NYC debut with the New York String Orchestra Read more... More Music and Full Discography... |
A few years ago I was delighted to meet and hear Madalyn and Cicely for the first time in a New York performance of my Passacaglia. With this new work, Parnas Duo, I set out to reflect, as much as possible in a single-movement piece, the wide range of their technical and artistic mastery. The work is dedicated to the Duo with great admiration. This performance is the world premier.
