Performances are now cancelled through the first week in December.
Category: music
Even Through The Strike, Pittsburgh Symphony Keeps Up The Fundraising
It may look bad, but they’d be sorry it if they didn’t.
That Hammer In Mahler’s Sixth (Yes, It Does Get Too Much Attention, But … )
Marin Alsop says that Mahler, who was probably a narcissist, is right for our time: “He maintained a messianic conviction that posterity would recognize and embrace his greatness.”
After A 60-Year Career, Ennio Morricone Has More To Say, And Conduct
Ignore his 2015 Oscar: “Morricone is not a man to rest upon on his laurels with successful mainstream sound tracks. ‘I like to experiment still,’ says the longtime member of Italian avant garde-ist Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza.”
How Are We Supposed To Behave At Concerts?
Basically: Do we stand? Sit? Talk? Sing along? Cheer? Shout out song titles? Dance? And if we do any of that, who decides when and why?
What Kind Of Music Do Birds Like To Listen To?
There’s a science experiment, using a vaguely Pandora-like device, to find out. “Demaray is attempting to build a database of the songs preferred by our wild, feathered friends and eventually present a music-discovery service for birds.”
The Cold Open From Saturday Night Live That Made The Audience Cry
Kate McKinnon, who’s been playing Hillary Clinton for years – but will be most familiar from this year’s debates with Alex Baldwin’s Trump – sings Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” In a white pantsuit. [Video]
Sting Reopens The Bataclan In Paris A Year After The Attacks
Security was tight and the tears flowed hard as Sting dedicated the concert – with the opening minute of silence and then the song “Fragile” – to the 90 people who died in the attacks and the many, many musicians who have died in 2016.
The World’s Greatest Jazz City? You Might Be Surprised…
“Newark’s place in jazz history includes Sarah Vaughan, Wayne Shorter, James Moody, Woody Shaw and Larry Young, among others. That coupled with its modern-day vibrancy makes Newark one of the greatest jazz cities in the world.”
The Great Fiddling Tradition That Time Forgot (Until Recently)
Masses of dispossessed Scots Highlanders settled on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia in the early 19th century, and they brought their fiddles and bagpipes, their Gaelic songs and step dances with them and kept them alive. Now that telecommunications and transportation have reduced Cape Breton’s isolation, the rest of us are discovering the music – often through the island’s famous fiddlers like Ashley MacIsaac and Natalie MacMaster. (includes video and sound clips)