If You Build It. . .They May Not Come
Picture a brand new performing arts center; the orchestra is tuned and ready to play a magnificent symphony; the lights dim. But what if there was no audience? It could…
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May 19, 2019: Intimate Afternoon – A Taste of Jazz
The Dan Crisci Quartet Sunday, May 19, 2019 2:00 pm – Note earlier start time! Pottersville, NJ Residence Join jazz pianist, composer and recording artist Dan Crisci, along with Grammy…
The End of Classical Music Criticism?
Norman Lebrecht, British commentator on music, culture and author of the classical music blog Slipped Disc, wrote in a post Another US Newspaper Deletes Classical Reviews, “The Hartford Courant has…
The Educational Legacy of Bernstein
If you were born in the United States before 1965, chances are you viewed at least one of Leonard Bernstein’s fifty-three televised Young People’s Concerts broadcast between 1958 and 1972….
Angels Unawares
It gave this nine-year-old choirboy a lot to think about. “Were there really angels showing up disguised as regular folks?” “Could they eat pizza and drink coke like the rest…
Your “listening guide” amazes me, in that it is a means of illustrating the role of various instrumental sections in communicating and “telling” a story. My background is science and technology so the 1 -1 ½ hours listening to a symphony with your presentation was an exciting learning experience I was not expecting.You are an exceptional talent and personality to be able to introduce someone like myself to the very complicated language of a symphony.