Natalia Paruz
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Natalia Paruz.....
affectionately known as the 'Saw Lady', has spent over a decade bringing the rare art form of playing music on a carpenter's saw to audiences around the world.
She performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta (performing George Crumb's Ancient Voices of Children'), at the Spoleto Festival in the orchestra of 'Monkey - Journey to the West', with the Westchester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Air Moroccan Symphony Orchestra, the Riverside Orchestra, the Amor Artis Orchestra and at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall with PDQ Bach composer Peter Schickele and with the Little Orchestra Society. November 2007 marked her Carnegie Hall debut as a musical saw soloist and June 2008 marked her Madison Square Garden debut.
Television appearances include FOX (Good Day New York), ABC (Good Morning America), MTV (Andy Milonakis Show), VH1 (Behind the Music), History Channel (Tool Box) PBS (New York Voices).
Film appearances include 'Dummy' with Adrian Brody. Natalia's saw can be heard on the soundtracks of films such as El Carnaval Sodoma/Arthuro Ripstein, American Carny/Nick Basile, I Sell the Dead/Glenn McQuaid and Another Earth/Michael Cahill.
Radio performances include NPR (A Prairie Home Companion), XM Satelite Radio, WBAI & WFMU.
Natalia received citations of honor from the New York City Council, the New York State Senate and a medal of honor from Paris, France.
She was chosen by Time Out New York, the Village Voice, the New York Press and the New York Resident for their Best of New York lists, and was featured in articles by the New York Times, the Boston Globe and Metro New York.
Natalia has recorded on Capitol Records, Universal Records and Atlantic Records with such artists as John Hiat.
Natalia's goal is not only to preserve the rare art form of playing music on a saw, but to also try and push it forward through the invention of better playing technique, fine-tuning the instrument, educating composers about the possibilities of composing for saw, and bringing the instrument to public awareness. Natalia has also commissioned a number of new works for musical saw from contemporary composers.
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“Natalia is the best saw player I’ve ever worked with.” - Zubin Mehta, conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
"Natalia Paruz not only plays the saw beautifully, she’s also a terrific musician." Peter Schickele (aka PDQ Bach)
"…Natalia Paruz is among the few so blessed...summoning haunting music from quivering steel. The saw trembles, as if in awe of a fortunate woman doing what she was meant to do." - New York Times
"The cantata's powerful final scene features the musical saw (Natalia Paruz) - superb playing." - New Music Connoisseur
"… Paruz's warped and wonderful musical-saw performances are completely mesmerizing. There's something about the way the music swirls that makes you feel completely weightless and serene. Paruz puts so much feeling into the way she bends notes, and her sunny smile could soften the hardest heart." - Village Voice
"...Natalia Paruz...a soulful, beatific presence as she renders classical pieces on her carpenter's saw..." - Back Stage
"...Natalia is a gifted player of the musical saw...(her) randitions of classics such as Ave Maria and Peace on Earth are stirring and serene. On this CD Paruz has truely captured the voice of peace." - Ins & Outs
"Natalia is a deeply talented, humble musician..." - The Deli
"... there was also a musical saw number, soothingly performed by Natalia Paruz." - The New York Times
"...Natalia plays as seriously, intently and confidently as if she were the first violinist for a philharmonic orchestra. " - The Resident
"...Natalia Paruz: the Israeli master of the musical saw... is an attraction. She is talented and serious about her message." - The Jewish Post
"...She seems to be offering something more than music," said Roby Chavez, a reporter for Channel 11 news..."she's radiating that energy about what her life is about. It's a very mystical sound." - Astoria Times
"…Natalia is a talented, earnest musician. Her desire to improve people's lives through playing music is evident in her every movement…"
"...Saw music carries a long, proud tradition. This beautiful, young Israeli woman cut, or rather played, her way to the top of the saw heap some time ago." - Salt Lake City Weekly
"...acclaimed musician...featured artist Natalia Paruz is a master of the musical saw... " - Overtones
[edit] External Links
- Official Website
- Official MySpace
http://www.SawLady.com
http://www.MySpace.com/TheSawLady
