News

A Trio Is Born! ... Madalyn & Cicely to join pianist Yaron Kohlberg in a series of thrilling concerts November 2010, and April 2011. 3/07/2010 Tannery Pond CD... A recording of the Tannery Pond Concert on August 22, 2009, featuring Cicely & Madalyn with Christian Steiner will be available on CD soon in 2010. 2/22/2010 World Premiere! ... Cicely Performs Another World Premiere! 11/30/2009 Parnas Sisters Bring Venetian Orphanage to Life ... Madalyn & Cicely return to Chatham Elementary School 11/15/2009 New York, New York!... Parnas/Serkin Trio reviewed in the New York Times! 10/13/2009 A Bit Of Sonic Terror... CD concert review: "These two young performers are blessed with talent sent from the muses' highest mountain." 9/16/2009 A Must-Have CD!... CD review: "a recording that chamber music aficionados will cherish." 9/10/2009 Albany Times Union... CD review: "extraordinarily assured, even muscular playing." 9/3/2009 Sold Out!... duo parnas perform with Tannery Pond Concerts artistic director Christian Steiner 8/22/2009 Reviewed in the New York Times!... duo parnas reviewed at Symphony Space 6/19/2009 "Youthquake!"... Parnas/Serkin trio reviewed at Music Mountain 6/14/2009 WMHT Live... Don't miss the Parnas/Serkin Trio on WMHT Live Sunday, May 31, 2009 from 6-8 pm ! 5/27/2009 2009 Uel Wade Music Scholarship Competition... Cicely wins first prize! 5/17/2009 Magnificent!... Parnas/Serkin Trio debut at Massry Center for the Arts 5/16/2009 Great Story!... duo parnas featured in Sunday Times Union 4/19/2009 Breathtaking... Cicely delivers a breathtaking performance in Atlanta 3/21/2009 Fabulous Fabbri... duo parnas present an evening of duets for a Music Mountain 80th Season Celebration at the Fabbri Mansion in New York City 2/19/2009 A World Premiere... Cicely presents the world premiere of Bruce Craig Roter's "Sonatine" 2/15/2009 2009 National ASTA Soloist Competition ... Madalyn has been named a national finalist! 1/14/2009 New York State American String Teachers Association... Madalyn and Cicely have tied for first place in New York State and advanced to the National semi-final round of the 2009 ASTA Soloist Competition! 10/17/2008 Schneider Concerts... Madalyn and Cicely perform with Jaime Laredo & the New York String Orchestra 10/12/2008 Brian Fennelly... Composer Brian Fennelly's duo, written for Madalyn and Cicely, has won first prize in the New York Composer's Circle Competition! duo parnas will offically premiere this piece at St. Peter's church in NYC on May 26th, 2009. 10/01/2008 Rousing Season Kick-Off... Delius review: "the display of artistry on the part of the soloists was breath-taking." 9/27/2008 Delius Double... Madalyn and Cicely perform with the Catskill Symphony 9/27/2008 Massry Center... Madalyn and Cicely perform with the Albany Symphony 9/20/2008 Fast Off the Mark: The Parnas Sisters & Franz Schubert... A wonderful preview article about the upcoming Grand Montgomery Chamber Series concert, "All Schubert", by Philip Ehrensaft 8/30/2008 Rhinebeck-Rheinbach Exchange... Madalyn performs the "Trout" 7/13/2008 YouTube!... The Church Musician 6/26/2008 2008 International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition... The Parnas Duo wins First Prize! 6/2/2008 Eastwick Press... Coverage of the ICMEC First Prize Win 5/23/2008 Albany Times Union... CD Review by Joe Dalton: "...insightful and passionate performances." 5/11/2008 YouTube... A Cellist Auditions 3/27/2008 Berkshire Weekly Advocate... Great interview with Madalyn & Cicely and CD review by Steven Dankner. 3/20/2008 Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto #3... Madalyn performs with the Georgia Philharmonic. 3/15/2008 News from Woodstock... Madalyn & Cicely perform Leopold Hofmann & Passacaglia. 3/2/2008 The Cello Geek... Cicely is the featured Young Performer. 3/2/2008 Mozart Violin Concerto... Madalyn performs Mozart with the Utica Symphony. 1/12/2008 Kabalevsky Cello Concerto... Cicely performs Kabalevsky with the Utica Symphony. 1/12/2008 PARNAS DOUBLE Debut CD... Madalyn and Cicely announce their debut CD. 12/21/2007 Union College Recital... Madalyn and Cicely in recital with pianist Young Kim. 11/1/2007 Arts in Education... Madalyn and Cicely as two "orphans" of the Ospedale del Pieta in Venice in the time of Vivaldi. 10/2/2007 Return to Proctor's... Madalyn and Cicely perform 3 concerti with the Schenectady Symphony Orchestra! 9/16/2007 Jazzing it up... Madalyn, with Sheri Bauer-Mayorga and Lincoln Mayorga at Spencertown Academy. 6/23/2007 World Premiere... Parnas Duo to present World Premiere of Lohraseb "String Trio" at TMH. 4/29/2007 Money Magazine... Informative story & beautiful photos by George Mannes in the April issue. Pick up a copy! 3/26/2007 Madalyn & Cicely Take Sedona by Storm!... Madalyn & Cicely performed four concerts in Sedona in 3 days! 3/18/2007 Rising Stars in Sedona... Front page photo with article and interview in advance of appearances with Verde Valley Sinfonietta. 2/21/2007 American String Teachers Association... Cicely has been named a national finalist! 1/29/2007 La Muse et Le Poete... "A truly tour-de-force performance." 1/23/2007 Delaware Hudson Canvas... Beautiful front page photo and page 7 article and interview by Phil Ehrensaft about the upcoming performance of Saint-Saens' La Muse et le Poete with the Newburgh Symphony. 1/04/2007 New York State American String Teachers Association... Madalyn and Cicely finished second and third in New York State and have advanced to the National semi-final round of the ASTA Soloist Competition! 11/02/2006 Read the Review... "Violinist Impressive in her Schenectady Symphony Debut!" 5/26/2006 Vieuxtemps Concerto No. 2... Photo and story... 5/25/2006 Daily Gazette ... "Parnas and SSO set for concert at Proctor's tonight" 5/25/2006 Uel Wade Music Scholarship Competition ... Cicely makes it a hat trick! 5/14/2006 Berkshire Lyric Theater Young Musicians Scholarship... Cicely takes another 1st prize! 4/30/2006 Anthony R. Stefan Scholarship Competition... Cicely takes 1st prize! 3/19/2006 The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra... 1/14/2006 The Georgia Academy of Music... 10/30/2005 The Bach Double... 10/29/2005 Uel Wade Music Scholarship Competition... Madalyn takes another 1st prize! 5/22/2005 Anthony R. Stefan Scholarship Competition... Madalyn takes 1st prize! 3/14/2005 A Legacy of Music... 2/26/2005 Sunday at Wesley Hall... "Remember the name Madalyn Parnas!" 1/11/2005 Monn Cello Concerto in G minor... Woodstock Chamber Orchestra Cicely Parnas, cello Review Quincy Symphony Orchestra... Vivaldi Double Concerto in G minor Ronald Feldman & Cicely Parnas, cello Friday, November 5, 2004 at 8 pm Trail Mix Music Festival! Columbus Day Weekend Saturday, October 9, 2004 at 11 am Odd Fellows Lodge, Route 213, Olivebridge, NY From The Top... 3/20/2004 The Vivaldi Double Concerto... 3/12/2004 The Beethoven Triple Concerto... 1/27/2004 The Kabalevsky Violin Concerto... 11/15/2003 Berkshire Record (Rutter Requiem)... 1/24/2003 Berkshire Eagle (Rutter Requiem)... 1/18/2003 Berkshire Eagle (Walden Chamber Players)... 1/10/2003 Albany Times Union (ESYO)... 11/7/2002