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Livestream Concert Programs and Quartet Cycle Performances.
Livestream Concert Programs and Quartet Cycle Performances.
PROGRAM NOTES:
Wang Jie, Blame the Obituary
Kafka meets Cubism, “Blame the Obituary” is a 20-minute concert piece for narrator and quintet: flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano. At times whimsical and ...
Saturday, August 5, 2023
The artistic, political, and social explosions that began at the start of the twentieth century presaged one hundred years of turmoil, and composers realized that musical rules were no more. ...
Sunday, July 30, 2023
As the Romantic movement matured, music became more about art, nature, and experiences. The French rallied behind the sensuous music of their country following the Franco-Prussian War; Russians told sad ...
Thursday, July 27, 2023
The “musician as hero” was invented by Beethoven when he chose to triumph over deafness and fulfill his artistic destiny. Beginning in 1803, a decade of masterpieces cemented his reputation ...
Sunday, July 23, 2023
A straight line leads from Bach, the musical monarch of the Baroque, to Beethoven, the composer who would reinvent the art in its entirety. Along the way, many composers made ...
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Music from the Baroque era stimulates the senses, lifts the spirits, and inspires faith in all things good. The evolution of everything in music—from the art of counterpoint to the ...
Saturday, July 15, 2023