Beethoven’s Ninth Conference at BU
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by Mark DeVoto
6h ago
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony needs no tribute on its 200th birthday, but is being honored with repeat performances everywhere, including several nearby; on May 12th Lexington Symphony will essay it in a matinee. Retired professors are often the only ones who have time to present research findings at conferences; thus a small cohort of Beethoven experts and their friends (even a few graduate students) gathered on Wednesday in Hillel House at Boston University to honor the forthcoming (on May 7th) bicentennial in “Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: a 200-year Perspective.” Organized by the founding co-di ..read more
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Ida’s Ardor
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by Nathaniel Koven
1d ago
The storied Sudbury Savoyards’s recent production of one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s least-performed works, Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant, at the Kirschner Auditorium Theater at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School from February 24 - March 2, 2024, achieved a rousing success. [] The post <i>Ida</i>’s Ardor appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer ..read more
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Warming, Cantabile, and Zany
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by Dinah Bodkin
2d ago
Music Mondays hosted violinist Angella Ahn and pianist Jean Schneider yesterday at the Scandinavian Cultural Center in Newton and on livestream. [] The post Warming, Cantabile, and Zany appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer ..read more
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Bach and Friends Please Birthday Celebrants
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by Christopher Hodges
2d ago
The Saturday afternoon concert offerings at First Lutheran Church’s Boston Bach Birthday celebration introduced three solo performers who brought the old composer’s music to life again in starkly different ways. [] The post Bach and Friends Please Birthday Celebrants appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer ..read more
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Atmospheric But Not Dreary
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by Lee Eiseman
3d ago
Odyssey Opera, in partnership with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), presents the New England premiere of Dominick Argento’s opera The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe, on Friday, April 5, 2024, ay the Huntington Theater in Poe’s birthplace of Boston. For one-night only, the Grammy Award-winning conductor Gil Rose leads a formidable cast including tenor Peter Tantsits as Poe, the Odyssey Opera chorus, the acclaimed BMOP orchestra in a semi-staged version. A world premiere studio recording will follow on BMOP/sound. Synopsis and history HERE. Tickets HERE  An interview with the conducto ..read more
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Jonathan Biss Continues Schubert Cycle
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by Mark DeVoto
3d ago
Jonathan Biss continued his cycle of Schubert’s last three piano sonatas at the ISGM yesterday. [] The post Jonathan Biss Continues Schubert Cycle appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer ..read more
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Emmanuel Music’s Passion Moves to Tears
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by Sibylle Barrasso
3d ago
Emmanuel Music Conductor Ryan Turner artfully managed two choirs on stage, as well as the all-boys Saint Paul’s choir in the right balcony above the stage in Sunday’s signal account of Bach’s Passion According to St. Matthew. [] The post Emmanuel Music’s <i>Passion</i> Moves to Tears appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer ..read more
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Gaia: BSO in a Shorter Symphony
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by David Patterson
6d ago
A jazz quartet with one-of-a-kind vocalist-bassist, esperanza spalding, and the BSO with Clark Rundell contributed to “Celebrating the Symphonic Legacy of Wayne Shorter” Thursday evening. The spectacular voice, and fulfilling message should not be missed. [] The post Gaia: BSO in a Shorter Symphony appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer ..read more
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Composing for 37 Years at MIT
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by Mark DeVoto
1w ago
Peter Child, a thoroughly Americanized native of East Anglia, will be retiring this year after 37 years of teaching at MIT. In the intimate but acoustically reassuring Killian Hall, with the cooperation of Collage New Music, the Institute’s Music Department hosted an evening of his recent works. Many of his fellow composers from around the [] The post Composing for 37 Years at MIT appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer ..read more
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Yefim Bronfman Dazzles Groton
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by Mark DeVoto
1w ago
Yefim Bronfman’s piano recital for the Concord Chamber Music Society at the beautiful new Groton Hill Music Center impressed me deeply last Sunday. [] The post Yefim Bronfman Dazzles Groton appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer ..read more
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