The music s kind of oozing out of not just his hands, but his whole body, Boston Symphony managing director Mark Volpe says of the orchestra s new music director, Andris Nelsons. (Marco Borggreve/Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Andris Nelsons is a bear of a man. The 35-year-old Latvian conductor, who will become the Boston Symphony Orchestra s youngest music director in more than a century, is over 6 feet tall, and when he stands on the podium, he
moves. Through conducting, Nelsons says, you express through your arms, through your face and even the body, what you want to tell, so the musicians of the orchestra understand.
HomeFront: 4 stars for âNomadland,â tween-friendly TV, remembering comedian Patrice OâNeal
By Marie Morris Globe Correspondent,Updated February 18, 2021, 6:57 p.m.
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Welcome back to HomeFront, where weâre listening to metal and punk covers of
âLet It Snowâ (surprisingly soothing) and thinking about a Laura Ingalls Wilder book other than âThe Long Winterâ for a change. This time itâs âFarmer Boy,â in which Almanzoâs father says, âWhen the days begin to lengthen / The cold begins to strengthen.â Yes, I
am a lot of fun at parties.
FILM: Frances McDormand stars as Fern, a prickly widow roaming the American West in a van, in
I had the nightmare again last week, right before the annual celebration.
I’m in a crowd of people and I’m back smoking a pack and a half of cigarettes a day. A wave of utter hopelessness washes over me. How did I get here? I had quit and now I know for certain I’ll never be able to quit again. Then I wake up with such a feeling of relief I could cry.
It was 30 years ago on Jan. 31 that I really did quit after smoking for the previous 30. I started when I was 13, stealing packs of Salems from my mother and then, big hero, sharing them with friends.
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HomeFront: Albums and books of the year, Pixar with âSoul,â gifts to order now for immediate delivery
By Marie Morris Globe Correspondent,Updated December 23, 2020, 8:36 p.m.
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âFolkloreâ and âEvermoreâ landed Taylor Swift on the Globe s list of the top pop albums of the year.Beth Garrabrant/Universal Music Group
Welcome once again to HomeFront, where prehistoric solstice rituals are currently resonating more than any tradition cooked up since living indoors and spying on the neighbors became a thing. Weâve been studying the night sky, admiring the way we look by candlelight, and clinging to every extra minute of daylight. Winter and the longest year we can remember are both rounding the turn and heading into the homestretch, and not a moment too soon.
HomeFront: Best of the Arts 2020 and more
By Marie Morris Globe Correspondent,Updated December 18, 2020, 10:32 a.m.
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The year s highlights include Don t Let Me Be Misunderstood, a Nina Simone-inspired mural in the South End.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
Welcome back to HomeFront, where weâre shoveling snow, counting down to the winter solstice on Monday, and hanging on every word of the news about vaccines â or, as we like to think of them, get-out-of-jail-free cards magically crammed into little glass vials. The year that warped time is finally winding down, and that means looking back at an unprecedented 12 months. Weâve missed out on a lot of communal activities in 2020 (youâre up, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Yearâs), but one thing even a pandemic canât take away is the bonding experience of arguing over arts and entertainment criticsâ year-end lists.