“I want to ride my bicycle,” is the only part of the song by Queen I know. It’s catchy and true for me! Last October I had the pleasure of riding in Bike Maryland’s Tour du Port. It was at that time that I became familiar with Bike Maryland. And now after having interviewed Bike … Read More »
Actually, we will be hearing Green on this St. Patrick’s Day Vocalise at 8:00 PM. The prolific film and television composer and conductor Philip Green moved to Ireland towards the end of his career. Falling for the people, country and music in a big way, Green wanted to pay personal tribute to Ireland with a … Read More »
That’s not the only crack up line in “The Music Master,” an opera in one act attributed to Giovanni Battista Pergolesi! Jonathan Palevsky was good enough to introduce this hilarious little comedic gem to me and dub it from LP to CD for last Saturday’s Vocalise. The tiny bit of scratchiness made me grateful for … Read More »
When Renée, sometime known as “Maria”, Falconetti’s long hair was cut off, she wept. That was the beginning of her journey in Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 film The Passion of Joan of Arc. Composer, Richard Einhorn was so captivated by the film he wrote music to accompany it called, Voices of Light. I hope you … Read More »
You may recognize the opening title of this blog from one of history’s most famous film scenes starring Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in On The Waterfront. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will perform Leonard Bernstein’s score to On The Waterfront accompanying the film during the new season. This morning the BSO held a press conference … Read More »
The Oxford Companion to Music defines a vocalise as, “A melody sung without text but to one or more vowel sounds.” A vocalise can be used as a mere exercise for the voice or as a song without words in the case of Rachmaninoff’s famous Vocalise. Rameau, Lully, Vaughn Williams, Debussy, Villa Lobos, Ravel, Faure … Read More »
Is it greedy and a tad self indulgent to want, crave and desire more than one black cat, favorite fragrance or piece of music? Probably! Needless to say I am grateful for the perfectly beautiful abundance in life and music; however, this is my fantasy and my blog, so self indulgence here I go! There … Read More »
Actually this is a recycled blog from last year that I wanted to bump up as it includes an extended chat with the BMA’s Rena Hoisington. Print by Print: Series from Dürer to Lichtenstein is the current exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Comprised of 350 works from the BMA’s own collection, the exhibition covers 500 … Read More »
Adult amateur musicians will learn and play music side-by-side with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra this coming June. BSO English horn Jane Marvine and returning Academy participant Tim Topoleski talked with me about what makes playing side by side so special. Related posts: Bernstein, Beethoven, and… Soccer? The turning seasons The Completely Fictional–Utterly True–Final … Read More »
Bosnian guitarist Denis Azabagic will perform a recital tonight at 8:00 at the BMA, and he was good enough to chat with me about it! Guitarist Denis Azabagic Related posts: Unspoiled by fame A Legendary “Lover” at the Lyric ‘Tis the Season
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