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Historian, Composer, Pianist, Speaker, Author
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Louise Farrenc (1804-1875) Soon after I opened up shop on Patreon, I was asked to comment on the music of Louise Farrenc (1804-1875). Not for the first time and certainly not for the last, I was brought up short . . . Louise who? Iâm not sure I was brave enough to admit my ignorance,…
[caption id="attachment_1747" align="alignright" width="300"] Dmitri Shostakovich in 1960[/caption] The Premiere That Almost Wasn't: Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13 Wednesday, December 19, 1962 was significant for something that didnât happen. On the day before - Tuesday, December 18, 1962 - Dmitri Shostakovichâs Symphony No. 13 received its premiere in Moscow with Kirill Kondrashin conducting the bass soloist…
Ădith Piaf (1915-1963) We mark the birth on December 19, 1915 â 107 years ago today â of the French singer and actress Ădith Piaf in the Belleville district of Paris. Born Ădith Giovanna Gassion, she came to be considered Franceâs national chanteuse, one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century, a French…
Roy Harris (1898-1979) I continue on my self-avowed mini-mission to bring to you some of the most glorious music (and recorded performances) I know, music by mid-century, so-called American âpopulistâ composers. This week and next will feature symphonies by two composers who are generally considered to be the two greatest American composers of symphonies to…
Todayâs post offers an invitation, a request, and a screed. Invitation Come one; come all; please: I have a premiere coming up on March 11 at the First Congregational Church in Berkeley, California; 8 PM. The concert will take place under the auspices of Composers, Inc., an organization dedicated to the performance of new American…
[caption id="attachment_3082" align="alignright" width="237"] A portrait of Haydn by Thomas Hardy, painted in London in 1791[/caption] It was 219 years ago today â on March 19, 1799 â that Joseph Haydnâs epic, one hour and forty-five minute long oratorio The Creation (Die Schöpfung) received its public premiere in Vienna. Completed in 1798 when Haydn was…
Mic Gillette (1951-2016) We mark the death on January 17, 2016 â six years ago today â of the American trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn, and tuba player and teacher, Mic Gillette, of a heart attack in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Concord. Born on May 7, 1951, in Oakland, Gillette was 64 years old…
Teatro alla Scala We mark the opening on August 3, 1778 â 242 years today â of the grandmother of all opera houses, the Teatro alla Scala, or simply âLa Scala.â The inaugural performance was the premiere of Antonio Salieri's opera Europa Riconosciuta, or âEurope Rewardedâ. Professional baseball in a time of COVID I trust…
My Fair Lady, original Broadway cast, left-to-right: Colonel Hugh Pickering (Robert Coote, 1909-1982); Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison, 1908-1990); Alfred P. Doolittle (Stanley Holloway, 1890-1982); Eliza Doolittle (Julie Andrews, born 1935) We mark the opening performance on March 15, 1956 â 65 years ago today â of the Broadway musical My Fair Lady at the…
Ah, bedtime. The kidsâ teeth are brushed; their pjâs are on; the book has been read, and then read again. They have been kissed goodnight. At which point begins THE BIG STALL. âIâm hungryâ; âIâm thirstyâ; âI need to go to the bathroomâ; âI need to call my brokerâ; etc. Dead Euro-composers to the rescue! …
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