8 am ET: Wigmore Hall presents Michael Collins & Michael McHale. The clarinetist and pianist’s program includes Joseph Horovitz’s Sonatina which premièred at Wigmore Hall in 1981. Widor’s
Introduction et rondo was composed in 1898. At its première in 1935, Bax’s clarinet sonata was actually played twice; it was repeated in the program when the sheet music for a work by Lennox Berkeley was lost in the post. Each of the four
Time Pieces by Robert Muczynski highlights a characteristic of the clarinet in terms of range, technical prowess, tone color, and expressiveness. Register, view here and on demand for 30 days. LIVE
Laley Lippard, director of “In the Middle Fields” at Solas Nua.
Starting on May 20, Solas Nua will be presenting “In the Middle of the Fields” until June 12 at P Street Beach Park in Washington, D.C. Solas Nua, which means “new light” in Irish, is an award-winning arts organization dedicated to contemporary Irish arts. It is located in Washington, D.C. and their mission is “to bring the best of contemporary Irish arts to American audience.”
“In the Middle of the Fields” was written by Deirdre Kinahan whose “Wild Sky” played at Solas Nua to sold-out audiences. She also wrote the Helen Hayes Award-winning play, “The Frederick Douglass Project.” This play focuses on Eithne, a breast cancer victim who is undergoing chemo-therapy. She wonders how the disease and recovery will affect her life. Artistic Director Rex Daugherty hopes that today’s audiences will connect with this theme as we all come out into the “fields” again after surviving the pandemic.
KITCHENER Like many annual events, the in-person activities of Guelph’s popular Hillside Festival have been cancelled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19. The three-day festival was set to take place in late July at Guelph Lake Island, but will instead be pushed back once again to next summer. In a statement, festival organizers say that, due to the current stay-at-home order, they anticipate some form of restrictions to public gatherings for the rest of the summer. Tickets already purchased will be valid for next year or can be returned for a refund. Ticket sales subsidize absolutely everything, said Marie Zimmerman, Hillside Festival executive director. You have these massive holes in your budget and you want to do this, but you don t know how.
Anne Schrager April 16, 2021
Earth Day, the worldwide day of environmental activism held annually since 1970, returns on Thursday, April 22. April 17-25 is also National Park Week, which features special programs, events and digital experiences focused on the natural world. Celebrate this year’s official Earth Day theme, “Together, We Can Restore Our Earth,” and activate change for good with many in-person options in the Bay Area, as well as virtual offerings for all.
San Francisco has planned a second year of celebrating the holiday virtually with a robust lineup of dynamic speakers, live music, “artivism” and a sustainable chef’s zone. The city of Oakland has made an online hub to find local community actions for residents to participate in on their website. The East Bay Regional Parks and the city of Napa are offering online programming as well, featuring webinars and local cleanup volunteer opportunities. Some cities, including Colma and Santa Rosa, pl