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2024-03-15 17:51:00
New Jersey Symphony. Xian Zhang, conductor; Tom Borrow, piano. March 14, 2024.
NJPAC, Newark, NJ. Orchestra (Seat H101, $46).At the conclusion of the concert. Notice on the far right the regular principal bass.ProgramNightVision (2001, rev. 2002) by Ludwig (b. 1974).Piano Concerto No. 24 (1786) in C Minor, K. 491 by Mozart (1756-1791).Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 by Tchaikovsky.It was a nice spring day. The cherry blossoms are in bloom.The Program Notes contains much praise for the two "classical" pieces for this after (concert start 1:30 pm). And its description of NightVision is quite interesting also. My first thoughts were the concert had the potential of being "great," but would the NJ Symphony be able to deliver?Ludwig's name is David Serkin Ludwig. He is Peter Serkin's nephew, and Rudolf Serkin's grandson. So quite a musical heritage. He is no slouch either, as he is Dean of Music at Julliard. (The others Deans head up dance and drama.) This 7-minute piece was […]
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2024-02-05 16:00:29
[…] and players will be involved? Nine dancers, seven singers, and five musicians are involved. Scenery? Projections props? The set and props are geared to present a living room of the 21st century. There will also be a brief scene in a café at the end of the show. And the origin story? “A few days following my graduation from Harvard College, I received a Zoom call from Professor David Laibson, one of the Faculty Deans of Lowell House. From that moment on, I would serve as the Executive Director of Lowell House Opera. However, my initial idea for The Unknowable originated a bit earlier than May 2023. In March 2023, I completed my senior thesis entitled ‘A Critical Industry Study of the Music Industry, 1960s: Securitizing Aesthetic Preferences.’ Presented to the Harvard Music Department, this thesis sought to unveil social and economic forces within the music industry that invisibly altered consumers’ […]
2021-03-04 04:39:00
Here's one hell of a story from Dartmouth, an Ivy League college. Dr. William Cheng, Ph.D., a prominent music scholar, is the current Chair of the music department. On Wednesday, February 17, he woke up to find emails, texts, and notifications asking him what was going on with Paddock Music Library. That's when Dr. Cheng found out about a terrible decision affecting the Music and Physical Sciences Departments: I am the Chair of the Music Department at Dartmouth College. On Wednesday, February 17, I awoke to text messages, missed call notifications, and dozens of emails from alarmed colleagues and students across campus. “The Paddock Music Library is closing!?” they exclaimed in disbelief. Not having had my morning coffee, I was flummoxed. My department office is stationed directly across from Paddock, which has offered highly limited hours and restricted services during the pandemic. I hadn’t heard anything about further […]
2021-02-27 06:14:00
Classical Music News of the Week, February 27, 2021
Long Beach Opera Appoints James Darrah as Artistic Director and Chief Creative OfficerAn exciting new era beckons for LA’s oldest opera company. Long Beach Opera announces the appointment of James Darrah as its new Artistic Director and Chief Creative Officer. His tenure will begin immediately, and he will remain with the company until at least 2024.The 36-year-old Los Angeles-based director, designer, and filmmaker is one of the country's most sought-after opera directors, known for harnessing “the peculiar magic that can be conjured at the intersection of theater, opera and film" (The Los Angeles Times). This past year has seen Darrah forge ahead with a cinematic vision that has successfully shaped companies' responses to COVID-19 across the country, including two widely-hailed films for the new digital channels of Opera Philadelphia and Boston Lyric Opera. He also continues as the Creative Director of Digital Content for Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, crafting their […]