Before the downbeat on a recent Sunday concert at the Aspen Music Festival, Patrick Summers shared some insights into what connected the pieces he was about to conduct. It amounted to a concise summary of.
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There s nothing like sheer virtuosity in instantly relatable music to liven up the proceedings. In the weekend s Benedict Music Tent highlights, saxophonist Steven Banks brought a high-voltage jolt to Friday s Chamber Symphony with a new, crowd-pleasing concerto written for him. Then on Sunday, violinist Gil Shaham and the Festival Orchestra reveled in Eric Korngold s ear-soothing, frankly Romantic concerto, which Jascha Heifetz debuted in 1947.
One hundred and sixty-two choral members, including 26 Transylvanians, have been rehearsing for the Brevard Music Center’s grand finale Sunday. This double choir, full symphony orchestra and four featured soloists