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2023-10-24 07:15:00
Long may they continue! Kronos Quartet's celebratory 50th anniversary concert at the Barbican
[…] Yahael Camara Onono - Djembe Peni Candra Rini - Vocals Severiano Briseño (arr. Osvaldo Golijov) - El Sinaloense (The Man from Sinaloa) George Crumb - God-music from Black Angels Gabriella Smith - Keep Going Peni Candra Rini (arr. Jacob Garchik) - Maduswara Philip Glass - String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima): VI. Mishima-Closing Zachary James Watkins - Excerpt from Peace Be Till featuring the recorded voice of Dr. Clarence B. Jones, with video by Evan Neff Antonio Haskell (arr. Jacob Garchik) - God Shall Wipe All Tears Away (inspired by Mahalia Jackson) Dumisani Maraire Mai Nozipo (Mother Nozipo) with special guest Yahael Camara Onono, percussion Jlin (arr. Jacob Garchik) Little Black Book Terry Riley - This Assortment of Atoms – One Time Only!: I. Lunch in Chinatown Alfred Schnittke (arr. Kronos Quartet) - Collected Songs Where Every Verse is Filled with Grief Steve Reich - Triple Quartet * In […]
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2020-12-06 10:42:18
The rising toll: This week’s Covid losses
124 Bulgarian tenor Kamen Tchanev, 56 125 Lee Dykes, music teacher, father of six 126 Sudanese singer Hamad Al-Rayah, 80 127 Russian curator Irina Antonova, 98 128 Bengali sarod maestro Ustad Shahadat Hossain, 62 129 Chicago producer Matthew Agostini, 50 130 Pennsylvania jazzman Russ Neff 131 Yo Yo Ma ensemble player Bassam Saba, 61 132 […]
2019-06-22 04:51:00
Classical Music News of the Week, June 22, 2019
[…] he's shared a new video from Spectre that he self-directed, featuring some unforgettable imagery that begins to frame up his thought-provoking modern compositions amongst a living and breathing natural aesthetic -- watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_JBWQfhyHo "Spectre is about mystery, melancholy and wonder, " Rob describes. "The feeling of awakening from a dream, or waking into a dream. It was created entirely in Studios Les Saint Germain in Paris, France, with my co-producers Raphael Hamburger and Stan Neff. I wanted to use the colors of brass, cellos, choir, an ondes martenot, and piano. We brought in brilliant players who gave it great life and vibe. It is the first installment of a trilogy of music videos I directed, which starts with the awakening of a being and the journey they embark on." Having learned to play the piano at a young age and with an educational background in jazz, electronic and traditional […]
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2016-06-11 06:54:11
A Roman Odyssey Avoids Shoals
[…] stellar cast and an ensemble of top-notch players. Sets, by Jian Jung, were minimal: a tree or a pillar here, a curtain there, some Louis XV seating as needed. Effective lighting by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew did the rest. Seth Bodie’s costumes evoked Roman tunics and draperies in strong, sometimes garish colors. Isabel Milenski’s stage direction was straightforward and unstylized, allowing the singers to move freely and avoiding exaggerated poses. The informative historical notes by Teresa Neff were a welcome addition to the program book. Congratulations to Gil Rose for bringing us such a well-coordinated production of this absorbing and by no means outdated drama. Katy Lindhart as Giunia and Michael Maniaci as Cecilio (Kathy Wittman photo) Virginia Newes, who now lives in Cambridge, was Associate Professor of Music History and Musicology at the Eastman School of Music. The post A Roman Odyssey Avoids Shoals appeared first on The […]
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