Classical music: A FREE CD and a dedicated concert are perfect memorial...
By Jacob Stockinger There was so much to like about last Friday night’s concert by the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra (below), including a fantastic performance of the sublimely beautiful Violin Concert...
View ArticleThe blind spots of Pierre Boulez
Max Raimi, a viola player in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, played with Pierre Boulez for 25 years and greatly admired his human qualities. But some of his musical choices left Max vexed. Here, in an...
View ArticleWagner's music: better than sex?
My discovery of the work of Richard Wagner when I was a teenager was a revelation that was as momentous as losing my virginity. My first sexual encounter was with a girl who I will call Brünnhilde,...
View ArticleClassical Music Almanac
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 You can listen to the Classical Music Almanac Podcast Daily here. The Classical Music Almanac is produce through True Men Ministries. You can donate to True Men Ministries and...
View ArticleClassical music: The Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society seeks amateur photos...
ALERT: Blog contributor and all-round musician — violist, conductor and singer as well as critic — Mikko Rankin Utevsky sends the following word: Dear friends: I’m giving my senior viola recital this...
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Saturday, April 9, 2016 You can listen to the Classical Music Almanac Podcast Daily here. The Classical Music Almanac is produce through True Men Ministries. You can donate to True Men Ministries and...
View ArticleClassical music: Mixing old and new music. Violinist Hilary Hahn talks about...
By Jacob Stockinger There are many great violinists playing today. But arguably the most important and innovative is 36-year-old Hilary Hahn (below), the thoughtful virtuoso who returns to perform a...
View ArticleCaledon natives classical music film Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise...
The trio, a group of artists, are asking for donations toward a Classical Music Film they hope to put together set to a recording of Samuel Barber's 'Hermit Songs.' “Say what? Classical music film!? Do...
View ArticleCaledon natives classical music film Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise...
The trio, a group of artists, are asking for donations toward a Classical Music Film they hope to put together set to a recording of Samuel Barber's 'Hermit Songs.' “Say what? Classical music film!? Do...
View ArticleCaledon natives classical music film Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise...
The trio, a group of artists, are asking for donations toward a Classical Music Film they hope to put together set to a recording of Samuel Barber's 'Hermit Songs.' “Say what? Classical music film!? Do...
View ArticleCaledon natives classical music film Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise...
The trio, a group of artists, are asking for donations toward a Classical Music Film they hope to put together set to a recording of Samuel Barber's 'Hermit Songs.' “Say what? Classical music film!? Do...
View ArticleCaledon natives classical music film Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise...
The trio, a group of artists, are asking for donations toward a Classical Music Film they hope to put together set to a recording of Samuel Barber's 'Hermit Songs.' “Say what? Classical music film!? Do...
View ArticleCaledon natives classical music film Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise...
The trio, a group of artists, are asking for donations toward a Classical Music Film they hope to put together set to a recording of Samuel Barber's 'Hermit Songs.' “Say what? Classical music film!? Do...
View ArticleCaledon natives classical music film Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise...
The trio, a group of artists, are asking for donations toward a Classical Music Film they hope to put together set to a recording of Samuel Barber's 'Hermit Songs.' “Say what? Classical music film!? Do...
View ArticleCaledon natives classical music film Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise...
The trio, a group of artists, are asking for donations toward a Classical Music Film they hope to put together set to a recording of Samuel Barber's 'Hermit Songs.' “Say what? Classical music film!? Do...
View ArticleCaledon natives classical music film Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise...
The trio, a group of artists, are asking for donations toward a Classical Music Film they hope to put together set to a recording of Samuel Barber's 'Hermit Songs.' “Say what? Classical music film!? Do...
View ArticleCaledon natives classical music film Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise...
The trio, a group of artists, are asking for donations toward a Classical Music Film they hope to put together set to a recording of Samuel Barber's 'Hermit Songs.' “Say what? Classical music film!? Do...
View ArticleCaledon natives classical music film Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise...
The trio, a group of artists, are asking for donations toward a Classical Music Film they hope to put together set to a recording of Samuel Barber's 'Hermit Songs.' “Say what? Classical music film!? Do...
View ArticleWexford expands to meet ‘unprecedented demand’
Ireland’s 2016 Wexford Festival will last 18 days, not 12, following a box-office bonanza. And the operas at this ever-out-of-the-ordinary fest: Félicien David Herculanum; Samuel Barber Vanessa;...
View ArticleClassical music: The Festival Choir of Madison performs under famed choral...
By Jacob Stockinger The Ear has received the following timely and important announcement: The Festival Choir of Madison (below) and its new artistic director Sergei Pavlov – who teaches at Edgewood...
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