Archive for November, 2020

Nov. 07 2020

Booknotes goes Upstate

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Booknotes, Host Blogs | Comments Off on Booknotes goes Upstate

      Ben Tanzer is a podcaster, writer, and teacher steeped in the world of books. On Booknotes this month, he talks about the effect of the pandemic on the book industry going forward, and the virtual fall release of his new book, Upstate.        

Nov. 07 2020

Playlist: Nov/07/20

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8:37 PM Kurt Weill — Chansons Conductor: Cord GarbenEnsemble: N.German Radio Phil.(Hanover)Brigitte Fassbaender,contraltoHarm Mundi, 901420 8:05 PM Sir Arthur Sullivan — Te Deum (1872) Conductor: Sir Charles MackerrasEnsemble: BBC Concert OrchestraLondon Choral SocietyTeresa Cahill, sopranoMargaret Phillips, organBBC, 203 8:00 PM Leo Delibes — Lakme: Flower Duet Conductor: Richard BonyngeEnsemble: Monte Carlo Natl Opera OrchJoan Sutherland, […]

Nov. 06 2020

11-7-20 Music In Maryland. Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Music In Maryland | Comments Off on 11-7-20 Music In Maryland. Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.

This week we have the pleasure of a concert with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra that was recorded in September of 2019.  The concert was conducted by Music Director Jose-Luis Novo and featured piano soloist Stewart Goodyear in the Gershwin Piano Concerto.  The concert began with Beethoven’s Egmont Overture and also featured Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony.

Nov. 06 2020

Playlist: Nov/06/20

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10:53 PM (Louis Joseph)Ferdinand Herold — Zampa Overture Conductor: Erich KunzelEnsemble: Cincinnati Pops OrchestraTelarc, 80116 10:48 PM Richard Strauss — Die Schweigsame Frau: “Wie schon ist Conductor: Christian ThielemannEnsemble: Orchester der Deutschen OperThomas Quasthoff, bass-baritonDG/Archiv, 471493 10:35 PM Gioacchino Rossini — Semiramide: Overture Conductor: Sir Neville MarrinerEnsemble: Academy of St Martin in FieldsPhilips, 434016 10:32 […]

Nov. 05 2020

Preparing for Possible Tax Law Changes after the Election

By Steve Elville | Posted in Estate Planning | Comments Off on Preparing for Possible Tax Law Changes after the Election

The 2020 election is upon us. The recent past has taught us that trying to predict the results of an election can be futile at best. Still, our clients need timely counsel regarding their wealth management, and it is our role as advisors to keep them as informed as possible when it comes to potential […]

Nov. 05 2020

Composer Michael Shapiro Gives “Frankenstein” New Life

By Kati Harrison | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews, Music From Movies | Comments Off on Composer Michael Shapiro Gives “Frankenstein” New Life

Film critics like Leonard Maltin have agreed that the 1931 movie, “Frankenstein” has sorely lacked a music score.  Then in 2001, composer and conductor Michael Shapiro was commissioned to write the first full music score for the 1931 horror classic directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff.  Over the years, Shapiro has arranged the […]

Nov. 05 2020

Souvenirs of 2020

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Souvenirs of 2020

Professional historians who choose to write about 2020 in the future won’t lack for material. However, the stories and artifacts of everyday people also tell important stories about life in a particular time. The Maryland Center for History and Culture has an ongoing project called “Collecting in Quarantine” that seeks to document the COVID-era experiences […]

Nov. 05 2020

Thursday 11/05/20 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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11:00 PM SIBELIUS: Finlandia SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 Osmo Vänskä, conductor; James Ehnes, violin

Nov. 05 2020

Playlist: Nov/05/20

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10:57 PM Germaine Tailleferre — Forlane Erin K. Murphy, fluteKirsten Ihde, pianoAlbany, 1829 10:38 PM Clara Schumann — Piano Concerto Key: aOpus: 7Conductor: Holly MathiesonEnsemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OIsata Kanneh Mason, pianoLondon, 4850020 10:10 PM Cesar Franck — Violin Sonata Key: ADariusz Skoraczewski, celloMichael Sheppard, pianoAnalog Art, 1 9:56 PM Henry Purcell — The Masque […]

Nov. 04 2020

Garrick Ohlsson and Kirill Gerstein play a two-piano recital for the Shriver Hall series

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Garrick Ohlsson and Kirill Gerstein play a two-piano recital for the Shriver Hall series

    From the San Francisco Conservatory, Garrick Ohlsson and Kirill Gerstein will present a two-piano virtual recital of Rachmaninov, Busoni, and Ravel for the Shriver Hall Concert Series on Sunday, November 8th. They give their insights into this more unusual repertoire.          

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