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2020-07-25 05:02:00
Classical Music News of the Week, July 25, 2020
[…] hope you enjoy this amazing full-length performance of Brahms' String Sextet in G major. This performance from Festival Mozaic features the artistry of Grace Park and Scott Yoo, violins; Jessica Chang and Ben Ullery, violas; and Robert deMaine and Jonah Kim, cellos. Enjoy here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR3VP591rXM&linkNum=5&campaignID=384378&patronID=1172642000&memberID=0f7e312e9448e6fed7cbc52ad891b3d9 --Festival Mozaic XO Morning Meditation - Panorama This week's Morning Meditation, “Panorama,” was composed by Jessie Montgomery and Eleanor Oppenheim, and comes from their collaboration called Big Dog Little Dog. We are grateful that Juliette Woodcum created the artwork for this meditation in direct response to the music. As a violinist, Jessie played many of my earliest compositions, recording several of them. Over the past decade or so, I have been honored to premiere several of her pieces, including her first commission for orchestra. I encourage you to listen to all […]
2020-03-02 04:59:00
The King's Singers: Finding Harmony (CD review)
[…] use our art form--singing--as a tool to find unity in a world which is more divided than it has been for a long time." Here's a rundown on the selections: 1. "One Day" (Michel Legrand; arr. Richard Rodney Bennett) 2. "If I Can Help Somebody" (Alma Androzzo; arr. Stacey V. Gibbs) 3. "S'Dremlen feygl" (Leyb Yampolsky & Lea Rudnick; arr. Toby Young) 4. "Tsintskaro" (traditional) 5. "Bread and Roses" (James Oppenheim & Mimi Farina; arr. Rebecca Dale) 6. "Heliseb väljadel" (Urmas Sisask) 7. "Mu isamaa on minu arm" (Gustav Ernesaks) 8. "Cielito lindo" (Quirino Mendoza y Cortés; arr. Jorge Cózatl) 9. "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," (Martin Luther; arr. Johann Sebastian Bach) 10. "Ne irascaris, Domine – Civitas sancti tui" (William Byrd) 11. "Praying" (Kesha; arr. Rebecca Dale) 12. "Puirt a' bheul (Mouth Music) (traditional; arr. Daryl Runswick) 13. "O, […]
2019-12-14 05:59:00
Classical Music News of the Week, December 14, 2019
[…] March 31 Brandee Younger & Dezron Douglas Brandee Younger, harp; Dezron Douglas, bass The duo of harp and bass may be an uncommon combination, but this particular duo makes one wish it was a regular occurrence. Genre-defying harpist Brandee Younger—who recently opened Miller's Jazz series—and the in-demand bassist Dezron Douglas come together for an incredible evening of inspired jazz works. Tuesday, April 14 The Hands Free James Moore, guitar & banjo; Caroline Shaw, violin Eleonore Oppenheim, bass; Nathan Koci, accordion The Hands Free is an acoustic quartet that creates "a beautifully eclectic mix of sounds that depict an immense variety of places and emotions—all while maintaining the warmth and spontaneity of an impromptu jam session" (Second Inversion). Making their Miller debut, the group features four unique and imaginative composer/performers. Miller Theater Columbia University, NYC For more information, visit https://www.millertheatre.com/visit --Aleba Gartner, Aleba & Co.Tulsa Opera Announces 2020–21 Season General Director […]
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2018-11-29 20:33:36
How To Look At Art?
Art is regarded as part of a wide aesthetic world, not sealed in a vacuum, so Robert Gober’s “Untitled Leg” spurs associations not just to Duchamp’s 1917 readymade urinal “Fountain,” Meret Oppenheim’s 1936 “Object” and Duane Hanson’s 1970s Madame Tussaud-like sculptures but also to an Alfred Hitchcock movie and Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West.
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