Archive for February, 2010
Aida at the Met – Part 2
Posted by profpam in Columns and Notes on February 1, 2010
As a whole, the broadcast of Aida from the Met was splendid. It was a Great Performances Met broadcast on KQED (Bay Area). It’s being rebroadcast the next few days so please do catch it.
I still stand by my assessment of the beginning of the opera. I don’t think it was Verdi’s fault, but one should never assume that the composer (or librettist) is not at fault. The audience was loving it as was clear by the standing O’s everyone got. Glad I caught it.
Rating: Ten fingers
Moving home
Posted by profpam in Columns and Notes on February 1, 2010
Not that “home”. But I am no longer posting to the Twinklefingers Tumblr site. ‘Fingers just want to have more flexibility.The next chore is figuring out how to transfer that posts over here. Perhaps I’ll just leave them over there. That might be easiest.
So “Hello World!”
music news
Kansas.comShowcasing a Jazz Legacy From Big Band to Hendrix
New York Times
Evans, who died in 1988, has hardly been an obscure figure in jazz. His orchestral work with Miles Davis, especially on the albums “Porgy and Bess” (1958) and “Sketches of Spain” (1960), is widely and justly revered. But the writing he did later, ...and more » Events in New Jersey
New York Times
Hispanic Youth Showcase, featuring young dancers, musicians and singers. May 25 at 7 pm $12 and $13. Victoria Theater, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street. (888) 466-5722; njpac.org. PRINCETON McCarter Theater Center Dark Star Orchestra, ...and more » 20th Century set signals end to DSO's season
Detroit Free Press
By Mark Stryker There is a celebratory feel to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's final classical concerts of the season, with early 20th-Century sonic spectaculars by Maurice Ravel and Ottorino Respighi shooting off fireworks and substantial ...and more » 
New York Daily News
Wall Street JournalIl Divo launches North American tour in Canada with opener Nikki Yanofsky
Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO - Il Divo may have scored massive success in the music world, but they still managed to get star-struck during a recent meeting with the Queen. The classical crossover quartet — which has sold some 25 million albums — had tea with the British ...and more » 
China DailyClassical and then some
Mail Tribune
"We perform music from the classical repertoire, but we also like to throw in folk and Irish music to keep things interesting." Students from Edwards' classical guitar program at SOU — Tye Austin Hoseclaw, Michael Gellings, Austin Kasner, ...and more » Go! Music & Dance calendar: May 18-24
Times Herald-Record
Holy Cross Monastery — Kairos: A Consort of Singers, under the direction of Edward Lundergan, presents the second in its 2012 Bach Cantata series with a performance of Cantata No. 44, "Sie werden euch in den Bann tun," with chamber orchestra.
