New York City's The Village Voice has said that "There is a remarkable
clarity in the way Burton Beerman carries out the logic of his materials
and he has an excellent ear for sound color…the composer displays
an acute sensitivity to the differences between live sound and electronic sound
and the music contains extraordinary moments when the sound seems to
belong to both worlds…" He has been hailed by audiences as one of the
leading clarinetists of contemporary and avant-garde music whose virtuosity
and technical control of the instrument establish him as a remarkable
and compelling performer. Composer, clarinetist, video artist, and computer programmer,
Burton Beerman continues to seamlessly integrate technology with other media.
Performances of his works have taken place at New York's Carnegie Concert
and CAMI Halls, Chopin Hall in Mexico City, Town Hall in Brussels,
the American Cultural Centre in Paris, Spoleto Festival USA, Japan, Australia, Budapest,
Canada, and New Zealand. He is a recipient of numerous commissions and awards,
among these are awards from the International Society of Bassists for Voices for soprano voice
and contra-bass, THE Martha K. Cooper Orchestra Prize for Moments and Lipscomb prize
for Romance for piano and tape. He has recorded on the Capstone label,
Electric Clarinet with clarinetist F. Gerard Errante is available through
Albany Music (CPS-8607CD). SENSATIONS Advance Recordings FGR-15S;
POLYGRPRAPH VI Orion Cassette OC 775; CONCERTO I Orion Master Disk Recordings Ors 85487;
SOUND AND WAILS Access Recordings S-10; MISOGAMY ASUC Recording Series asuc-8;
ROMANCE Capstone Records CPS @8602. Most recently the Warsaw Philharmonia, Poland,
will release a compact disc featuring Richard Stoltzman performing Beerman's Morning Calls
for B-flat clarinet and orchestra. CNN- CNNI (Turner Broadcasting) CNN-FUTUREWATCH,
CNN-THE WORLD TODAY and HEADLINE NEWS aired a feature story on his intermedia
dance-opera JESUS' DAUGHTER in February 1996.
Celesta Haraszti, began her dance training in Budapest, Hungary and later studied
Fine Arts in Dance/Choreography from the University of Utah. She has been acknowledged as
"one of the leading soloists of the avante-garde dance world…" by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Having firmly established herself as an undaunted collaborator with many internationally-known
composers and directors of multimedia productions, she has performed and created over 40 works.
Since 1982 she has toured as a member of the Electric Arts Duo ensemble performing throughout
the United States, Canada, and Europe. "Ms. Haraszti has a uniquely individual virtuosic style
that combines the strength of an athlete with the grace of ballet and is noted for her dramatic
ability to establish a perfect equilibrium between the rival magnetisms of music and dance." The
late John Cage referenced Burton Beerman’s NIGHT CALLS for clarinet and solo dancer, " a real
" tour de force", beautifully executed". Her teachers have included, Viola Farber, Bill Evans,
John Wilson and Gus Solomons, Jr. Master classes with artists Alwin Nikolais, Murray Louis, Bill
T. Jones, Daniel Nagrin, Marcel Marceau, and David Parsons.