International Women’s Day – a report from the music department
- 8 March, 2013
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As the posting of this week’s blog coincides with International Women’s Day, let’s kick off by quoting Frédérique Petrides, the female violinist, conductor, teacher and publisher who was a pioneering advocate for women in music. Born in Belgium in 1903, … Read More →
3-pronged talents, 2-forked tongues
- 15 February, 2013
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While most of us struggle to master the latest technical gremlins on our instrument, prepare the rehearsal plan for our next appointment on the podium, or discipline ourselves to apply all those pesky articulation marks to our current composition, it’s … Read More →
Heard, but not seen – some film credits
- 8 February, 2013
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Reflections It’s the heavy metal season, and there’ll be lots of it exchanging hands now that we’re in the middle of the annual TV and cinema awards season, that time of year when Emmys, Baftas, Grammys and Oscars pop up … Read More →
Podcast: JoAnn Falletta talks to Gail Wein about her new Duke Ellington CD with Buffalo Philharmonic
- 5 February, 2013
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Duke Ellington wrote serious music for symphony orchestras […] with great power. I feel that he single-handedly elevated jazz to a level of artistry comparable to all the other art forms. The music is very beautiful; it’s very symphonic, very orchestral. … Read More →
Podcast: Fuchs Atlantic Riband, American Rhapsody, Divinum Mysterium, Concerto Grosso
- 1 October, 2012
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Kenneth Fuchs is one of America’s leading composers and his latest collaboration with award-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta and the London Symphony Orchestra reveals the breadth of his achievement. Its opening work, Atlantic Riband, evokes the struggle and ultimate victory of ocean-crossing … Read More →
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