Quite the contrary. His music was not only not banned but positively promoted during the Soviet era – witness the complete recording of his orchestral works, including all 27 symphonies, conducted by the peerless Svetlanov. Which other prolific Soviet-era composer enjoyed such largesse from the State? His music was just what the Soviets wanted to pacify the masses – not ‘avant garde’ or dissonant; just the sort of thing that might happen to bring some rest and recreation to Stalin after a hard day at the office signing death warrants for his ‘enemies’. Generally Miaskovsky never sought to provoke animosity or identity himself with ‘counter revolutionaries’ or dissidents of any kind; neither did he ingratiate himself to the regime. His resignation over the Kogan matter was highly principled though. He was among the group of composers who were denounced in 1947, though he had written an overture in honour of Stalinâs 60th birthday.
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If the Douglass family was a piece of music, Tanglewood would be a central motif. Now the Douglasses are adding a
fortissimo climax.
Chair of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Advisory Council, Chester “Chet” W. Douglass and his wife, Joy, have pledged $1 million to launch the Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Fund, the largest gift in the 54-year history of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI).
BUTI is a summer training program for promising musicians, singers, and composers 14 to 20 years old, on its own 64-acre campus in Lenox, Mass. The new fund, created to strengthen the more than five-decade partnership between the Institute and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, marks a significant investment in the training of young artists through a continuum of music education connecting BUTI and Tanglewood, the BSO’s summer home, just down the street.
David E. Brown
Columnist
I smile at the drummer to my right and nod to the singers on my left. I then pluck the first note from my Fender Jazz Bass and the mid-May, 10 a.m. service begins at my church. Prior to that musical cue on this spring Sunday, I observed worshippers entering through the heavy wood doors at the back of the church, adults greeting one another as they mingle and frantically exchange family stories, and children just out of the eye and ear shots of their parents laugh, play, and if they are fast enough, sneak a piece of hard candy on the table beside the programs and the guest book. However, at the sound of the first note, the purpose of the moment takes hold.
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For the second year in a row, the La Musica International Chamber Music Festival has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Leaders of the organization said they faced numerous challenges with international travel for some of the musicians and were concerned about the safety of the musicians and patrons for in-person concert gatherings.
The 2020 festival was canceled just weeks before it was scheduled to open in April.
Those who hold ticket credits with La Musica can apply the money toward the 2022 season, request a refund or donate the money to the organization. For more information: 941-366-8450, ext. 7 or lamusicafestival.org.