Archive for October, 2024
Sometimes, they get it wrong.
We all read reviews. They might be movie or tv show reviews, book reviews, concert reviews. We all read them, and often make a decision on whether to read a certain book, see a certain movie, etc. I’ve have said (I’d like to think this is original, but it probably isn’t) Them that can, do; […]
Fall Drive wrap up!
We had such an outstanding pledge drive! Thank you each and every one of you who made this a success. Now the numbers: total goal: $120,000 total pledge dollars: $134,266 Total matching Challenge dollars: $16,750 (not counted in drive totals) Total pledges: 749 total NEW members: 146!! 42% of you donated online, while the rest […]
Thursday 10/31/24 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM TCHAIKOVSKY: Polonaise from Eugene Onegin SIMON: Four Black American Dances, No. 1 – “Ring Shout” KHACHATURIAN: Love Scene and “Dance of the Pirates” from Spartacus CILEA: “io son l’umile ancella” from Adriana Lecouvreur LEONCAVALLO: “Musette svaria sulla bocca viva” from La Boheme PUCCINI: “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi TRIANO: amazon STAUSS: […]
Playlist: Oct/31/24
10:27 PM Samuel Barber — Piano Concerto Opus: 38Conductor: Leonard SlatkinEnsemble: St Louis Symphony OrchestraJohn Browning, pianoRCA/BMG, 60732 10:09 PM Franz Danzi — Wind Quintet Key: B flat major Opus: 56Bis, 552 9:51 PM Sergei Prokofiev — Symphony No. 1 Key: D major Opus: 25Conductor: Seiji OzawaDG/Archiv, 435026 9:16 PM Robert Schumann — Kreisleriana Opus: […]
All that GLITTERS at Everyman Theatre
Baltimore’s Everyman Theatre will launch a new initiative this November, a play reading series entitled Script Tease (very clever, y’all) dedicated to early development of Baltimore-based or affiliated playwrights. First up, on Monday, November 4th, is a new play by R. Eric Thomas, Glitter in the Glass, directed by Gerrad Alex Taylor. The reading itself […]
Wednesday 10/30/24 European Broadcasting Union!
11:00 PM ORCHESTRA BBC Philharmonic CONDUCTOR Juanjo Mena SOLOIST James Ehnes, violin Hector Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Camille Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3, Op. 61 Maurice Ravel Alborada del gracioso, version for orchestra Pablo de Sarasate Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 Manuel de Falla The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 1 Manuel de Falla The […]
Playlist: Oct/30/24
10:24 PM George Gershwin — Piano Concerto Key: F major Conductor: David ZinmanEnsemble: Baltimore Symphony OrchestraHelene Grimaud, pianoErato, 19571 10:05 PM Franz Danzi — Wind Quintet Key: A minor Opus: 68Naxos, 8554694 9:20 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 5 Key: E minor Opus: 64Conductor: David ZinmanBSOrch, 99 9:12 PM Frederic Chopin — Waltz […]
Music at St. David’s marks All Saints’ Day
To mark All Saints’ Day—or All Hallows’ Day, following Hallowe’en—Music at St. David’s is presenting Songs of Farewell by Sir Hubert Parry, with cello interludes and poetry, on November 1st as part of its First Friday series. I spoke with Music Director Douglas Buchanan.
Tuesday 10/29/24 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Caroline Shaw Boris Kerner Adolphus Hailstork Arabesques Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 9
Playlist: Oct/29/24
10:14 PM Ernst von Dohnanyi — Violin Concerto No.1 Opus: 27Conductor: Alun FrancisEnsemble: Frankfurt Radio Symphony OrchUlf Wallin,violinCPO, 999308 10:02 PM Carl Maria von Weber — 7 Variations for clarinet and piano Key: B flat major Opus: 33David Shifrin, clarinetDavid Golub,pianoDelos, 3194 9:12 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 3 Key: E flat major […]
