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Embrace your inner vintage and join the BBC Concert Orchestra as they capture the spirit of the 1940s in The Home Front.
Friday 7 June, 7.30pm Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall Tickets £12 / £15 Click to book online now There’s movie magic from Western Approaches with music by Clifton Parker, Addinsell’s ‘Warsaw C… more →
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Orchestrating Peace
wrote 2 days ago: Though W.H. Auden famously said in a poem that “poetry makes nothing happen”, it seems t … more →
Embrace your inner vintage and join the BBC Concert Orchestra as they capture the spirit of the 1940s in The Home Front.
wrote 2 days ago: Friday 7 June, 7.30pm Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall Tickets £12 / £15 Click to book online … more →
Honoring England's Britten
wrote 4 days ago: English composer Benjamin Britten, perhaps my favorite “contemporary” composer, whose ce … more →
A Short Review of Milwaukee Ballet's "Swan Lake" as danced by Valerie Harmon as Odette
wrote 5 days ago: If you were fortunate enough to attend the “full house” May 18th, 2013 performance of Mi … more →
Julia Bollock (no not the X factor singer)
wrote 1 week ago: My new favorite young singer – JULIA BOLLOCK This post is in response to seeing her recital at … more →
Coffee Cantata BMV 211-Johann Sebastian Bach
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wrote 1 week ago: Ei! Wie schmeckt der Coffee susse (Mmm, How Sweet the Coffee Tastes). I Love Coffee and anyone who k … more →
A New Local Voice for Classical Music and Poetry
wrote 1 week ago: When Milwaukee’s only classical music radio station was dropped from the analog airwaves in Ju … more →
Under the baton of your dad...Arianna Zukerman tells all
wrote 1 week ago: How does it feel to give your Southbank debut…under the baton of your dad? Arianna Zukerman c … more →
Mikis Theodorakis and the poet Tasos Livaditis
wrote 1 week ago: * Tasos Livaditis … more →
From organ to piano
wrote 1 week ago: César Franck (1822-1890) is probably best known for two of his late works, the symphony in D minor a … more →
Antigone, part 5 ~ Antigone's love, Haemon, performed by Zachos Terzakis (interview)
wrote 2 weeks ago: * Haemon … more →
What's on Your Playlist?
wrote 2 weeks ago: What’s on your playlist? What are you listening to? Is it time well-spent? Is it good for your … more →
Antigone, part 4 ~ Mikis Theodorakis's Opera "Antigone"
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wrote 2 weeks ago: * Libretto … more →
My thoughts on Giulio Cesare at the Met Opera
wrote 2 weeks ago: Giulio Cesare as an overall production was AMAZING! It showed that opera can be both entertaining an … more →
Antigone, part 3 ~ Who is Antigone?
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wrote 2 weeks ago: After analyzing and describing Oedipus, the name that creates a worldwide “Ah…! Oedipus! … more →
Spotlight on Denis Kozhukhin
wrote 2 weeks ago: Pianist Denis Kozhukhin is at the centre of The Art of Fear, the weekend within Southbank Centre’s … more →
Pavane for a what....?
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wrote 2 weeks ago: This weekend, my mother (80 years young) and I will be performing a duo piano recital. One of the p … more →
Antigone, part 2 ~ The cruel story of Oedipus
wrote 2 weeks ago: * An introduction … more →
Abraham Lincoln and the Avant Garde
wrote 2 weeks ago: Abraham Lincoln’s speeches and writings are well liked and frequently quoted in many contexts. … more →
