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04/28/13 – Toccata Rundown
6:00 PM 7739 Sergei Prokofiev Sarcasms Op 17 MCA 10155 SOLO Oleg Volkov,piano 12:11 C 1 5-9 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:16 PM 47239 Herbert Sumsion Intermezzo Naxos 550773 SOLO Donald Hunt, organ 5:59 C 1 17-17 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:21 PM 47240 Herbert Sumsion Ceremonial March Naxos 550773 SOLO Donald Hunt, organ 3:47 C 1 18-18 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:28 PM … Read More »
Julius Caesar re-invented
Here’s an interesting factoid: our Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, goes to the opera. As I was walking out of the auditorium at the Metropolitan Opera at the end of Handel’s Giulio Cesare yesterday afternoon, there she suddenly was! We had noticed some security personnel during the second interval – their spiral earpieces and … Read More »
The Melodies of Brahms With Denyce Graves and no Hands!
Conductor Piotr Gajewski talked with me about the National Philharmonic’s upcoming all Brahms concert with superstar mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, 2 of the women Brahms loved and conducting without a score. The National Philharmonic Chorale with Denyce Graves will perform Saturday and Sunday, May 4th and 5th. Here’s the web address for more … Read More »
A Season Finale and a Farewell
This Sunday, April 28, Chamber Music by Candlelight will present the final concert of their 2012-13 season. Clarinetist and co-coordinator Eddie Palanker is retiring from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra after playing in the group for 50 years; as such, he’ll also be stepping down from his position with this series. Over the years, I’ve had … Read More »
Playing Games During the Cold War
Dundalk Community Theatre is presenting Chess by Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Tim Rice from April 26-May 5. I spoke with director John Amato about the production and the show’s connection to real-life events; you can click on the link below to listen to our chat. Related posts: Truth Is More Compelling Than Fiction March … Read More »
Humpty Dumpty is an Ultra-Runner
Today is April 15th – tax day, right? Well, yes. This year, it also happens to be the date of the Boston Marathon, and although Jim isn’t running, I’m sure he’s following the race online. Today is also the 10th anniversary of an event that we often refer to as The Great Splat. The following … Read More »
Birthdays
This past weekend, we lost a couple of great musicians. sir Colin Davis, longtime conductor of the London symphony orchestra (in fact, it’s longest-term music director) died at the age of 85, and Adolphe Herseth, long time principal trumpet for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and considered one of the finest trumpeters in America died at … Read More »
4-15-13 Word On Wine Review Cos Vineyard!
This week Mary and I rave (I usually rave!) about wines from Cos vineyard in Sicily! We tasted the Pithos Bianco and the Pithos Rosso as well as the Maldafrica! Here is a good web site for people who speak English! http://www.wineanorak.com/italy/COS.htm Here is the COS website which is for our Italian speaking listeners! http://www.cosvittoria.it/ … Read More »
04-08-13 Word on Wine Review
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The more the merrier
For the longest time, I have been wanting to go down to hear the National Symphony Orchestra in the District. I’ve heard them once before, but that was when I had just flown into Dulles from a trip to Africa and I was so stupefied by jetlag that while my two companions – the late … Read More »
