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Paloma Capanna on February 21st, 2012
Fioritura, as a musical term, is a 17th or 18th century indication to embellish or flourish a melody. It would seem a safe assumption that the musical group Fioritura Baroque will play music of this style. Fioritura brings the sounds of the early baroque orchestra in a smaller, chamber
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Paloma Capanna on February 15th, 2012
Eastman School of Music has had an electronic music program since 1981, a vintage that included the Radio Shack TRS-80 computer of black screens, green letters, and IF-THEN programming. American composer John Chowning (b. 1934) boasts a programming history that includes a patent from 1974 used by Yamaha for
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Paloma Capanna on February 15th, 2012
An all-Schubert concert for strings and piano on a Sunday afternoon at Kilbourn Hall. It could only be made lovelier when the concert is a celebration of retirement after 45 years of teaching at the Eastman School of Music. Violinist Zvi Zeitlin will perform on the eve of his
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Paloma Capanna on February 7th, 2012
Join the Penfield Symphony Orchestra for a romantic, classical concert just in time for Valentine's Day. The program includes Beethoven's "Egmont Overture," inspired by the 16th Century Count of Egmont of the Netherlands; Mendelssohn's "Hebrides Overture," inspired by Fingal's Cave off the west coast of Scotland; Glinka's "Overture to
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Paloma Capanna on January 31st, 2012
Esther Rogers plays the cello -- and then some. She has classical training through degrees in cello performance at the Hart School of Music and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She also studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. It was in London that
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Paloma Capanna on January 24th, 2012
**UPDATE 1/25/12: Eastman School of Music announced that this concert has been cancelled. No additional information was given.**
Because Time magazine made the claim in 1988 that Leigh Howard Stevens is "the world's greatest classical marimbist," my curiosity was piqued. It turns out that Stevens created the four-mallet technique that
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Paloma Capanna on January 24th, 2012
When Imani Winds comes to town, the group will be performing works by Pavel Haas, Brian DuFord, and Valerie Coleman, well as arrangements by Debussy and Stravinsky. Composers you may not know? Arrangements of the great masters? What's that all about? According to Toyin Spellman-Diaz, "that" is the challenge
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Paloma Capanna on January 17th, 2012
**For a review of Perlman's January 22 concert with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, click here.**
Violinist Itzhak Perlman has been a legend for decades. Depending on which story you select, the oldest you can consider Perlman as "famous" is age 13, when, on November 2, 1958, Ed Sullivan introduced Perlman
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Paloma Capanna on January 17th, 2012
Concentus Women's Chorus starts their 10th anniversary season with small-ensemble choral compositions this weekend. Concentus was founded by Edna Huelsenbeck and Gwendolyn Hall Gassler, and performs music ranging from medieval chant to contemporary compositions commissioned for women's voices. Auditions are open to everyone. Current members of Concentus have varied
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Paloma Capanna on January 10th, 2012
Michael Unger is both director of music and organist at the Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word. In his doctoral studies at ESM, Unger has already earned an double masters in organ and harpsichord, he won first prize and audience prize at the American Guild of Organists' National Young
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Paloma Capanna on February 10th, 2012
Stefan Jackiw is sufficient reason to buy a ticket for Saturday night's performance by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. And, if you're looking for a gift for Valentine's Day, buy a second ticket, so that you can swoon together to the lyricism of Jackiw's violin playing.
Thursday night at Kodak Hall,
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Paloma Capanna on February 7th, 2012
I was 10 minutes late to Monday night's Eastman Philharmonia concert at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, which meant that I missed the opening work on the program, "Atmospheres" by György Ligeti. But what I didn't miss was being told that there was an estimated 600 people at the
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Paloma Capanna on January 27th, 2012
Let's dive right in: Last night, January 26, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gave its first performance of "Blue Planet" by American Peggy Stuart Coolidge (1913-1981) and it was exciting. Conductor Arild Remmereit continues to talk about wanting to perform works by lesser-known composers and women composers, and this gem of
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Paloma Capanna on January 23rd, 2012
**UPDATED 1/23/12 to correct name of first bassoonist.**
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra concert with violinist Itzhak Perlman sold out weeks ago. A waiting list was established and used. On Sunday afternoon, every seat in the house was filled. It was not just a sell-out; this was a major musical event
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Paloma Capanna on January 18th, 2012
Who can argue with scheduling Mozart for a Sunday afternoon in January? It virtually guarantees music of a lighter palette than the cloud cover outside. A good program begins with the selection of good music.
On the program for Publick Musick's Sunday, January 15, show at Christ Episcopal Church in
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Paloma Capanna on October 21st, 2011
Drop whatever you're doing and buy tickets to the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra's Saturday-night program, in which the orchestra will again perform with the Eastman Chorale and the Eastman-Rochester Chorus for Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in c minor ("the Resurrection Symphony") and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's cantata "Hiob" (Job).
Even without
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Paloma Capanna on October 1st, 2011
The 2011-2012 season of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra opened Friday night with the annual red-carpet walk by the musicians, conductor, board of directors, donors, and government supporters. The cameras were flashing, the gowns were floor length, and the accoutrement will make the upcoming Rochester Fashion Week pale in comparison.
As the
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Paloma Capanna on July 22nd, 2011
Chaowen Ting and Michelle Merrill are up-and-coming conductors of note - so take note. The Eastman Summer Conducting Institute takes place for five 11-hour days, culminating in a public performance with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Five of the institute participants were selected by the RPO, with course director Neil Varon,
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Paloma Capanna on June 29th, 2011
To a sold-out hall of 222 seats, fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout took to the stage Tuesday night to perform Mozart. The recital, hosted by Pegasus Early Music, was the first non-Eastman School of Music event to take advantage of this exquisite new performance space - hopefully a sign of more
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Paloma Capanna on June 19th, 2011
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It was a love fest downtown Saturday for the ninth and final night of the 10th Rochester International Jazz Festival. Everyone was happy and upbeat. Every program was opened with thanks to the record-breaking crowds and the talented artists.
The Jonas Kullhammar Quartet started my
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