Making the BSO NOW online concerts less BSO THEN
By A.Z. Madonna Globe Staff,Updated April 21, 2021, 6:56 p.m.
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The BSO s Elizabeth Klein performing Marion Bauer s Forgotten Modes. BSO
Somethingâs different about this springâs Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts, and itâs not the fact that theyâre all online.
Itâs been a long, lonely year without live music, and itâs probably safe to say most of us are tired of sitting in front of a screen to experience music, even now that the BSO and similar ensembles can safely gather musicians to rehearse and record together. Whatâs more, most of the repertoire is predictable, the same dignified warhorses that Iâve seen heard put through their paces many times at Symphony Hall and Tanglewood.
An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98, Schumann’s
Liederkries, Op. 39, and Beethoven’s
Aus Goethes Faust, Op. 75, No. 3. Register and view here until April 18.
8 pm ET: Tippet Rise Art Center presents
Spring Festival. For the first day of Tippet Rise’s Spring Festival, two films have been captured at the DiMenna Center. The first features violinist Katie Hyun founding member of the Amphion String Quartet performing Vytautas Barkauskas’s Partita for violin solo. For the second film, Tippet Rise’s Artistic Advisor Pedja Mužijevic performs in a program titled
Is It Real (A Loving Homage to Surrealism), which includes music and spoken word by Satie, Schwitters, and Antheil. At 7:30 pm ET there will be a “backstage” gathering via Zoom, giving artists the opportunity to discuss their performances, followed by the release of the films. View here.
Rescue, as well as traditional and popular songs. View here for three days.
7:30 pm ET: Met Opera Streams presents Verdi’s
Luisa Miller. Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Olesya Petrova, Piotr Beczala, Plácido Domingo, Alexander Vinogradov, and Dmitry Belosselskiy, conducted by Bertrand de Billy. Production by Elijah Moshinsky. From April 14, 2018. View here and for 24 hours.
8 pm ET: Seattle Opera presents
The Big Opera Show. A journey through Seattle Opera s upcoming season featuring special guests and a performance by tenor, Lawrence Brownlee, who got his start in Seattle Opera’s young artist program.
The Big Opera Show is hosted by actor, director, and emcee Rebecca M. Davis with performers including Kenneth Kellogg and Karen Vuong. No fee to attend but donations made during the event will allow Seattle Opera to keep singing until it is safe to gather again. Register and view here.
Dallas Symphony announces full-orchestra 2021-22 season, innovative programs
Music director Fabio Luisi will conduct 11 programs, including concert performances of Tchaikovsky’s Opera ‘Eugene Onegin.’
Music director Fabio Luisi conducts during the season-opening Dallas Symphony concert at the Meyerson Symphony Center in September 2020.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
Hoping for much better control of the coronavirus pandemic by fall, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra has announced a 2021-22 season of full-orchestra performances, even works with chorus.
Music director Fabio Luisi will conduct 11 programs, including a gala with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and concert performances of Tchaikovsky’s opera
Eugene Onegin. Principal guest conductor Gemma New will lead three programs. Former music director Andrew Litton will return to mark the 30th anniversary of his DSO debut.
WTJU Feb 26th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
The Classics a Day team has celebrated Black composers before. This time around, I tried to avoid duplication with previous posts. It was easy to do. There is a
lot of classical music by persons of color, both in the past as well as the present. A lot.
Here are my posts for the fourth week of #BlackHistoryMonth for #ClassicsaDay.
02/22/21 Clarence Cameron White – Levee Dance
White was one of the best violinists at the turn of the 20th Century. His race limited his opportunities. His music blended African-American traditions with Western classical forms.
02/23/21 Michael Abels – Urban Legends