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Lost Chords, Found: Cantata Singers Perform Schnittke and Pärt
Cantata Singers: The Astonished Breath Saturday, January 21, 2012 Alfred Schnittke: Concerto for Mixed Chorus Arvo Pärt: Berliner Messe When I was growing up, my family had a sheet music collection...
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Mandolin Power! And other Unexpected Delights
On Friday, January 27, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (a.k.a. BMOP) presented Strange Bedfellows: Unexpected Concertos, showcasing instruments don’t get to be concerto soloists as often as their...
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One Night Only: Blowin’ the Roof Off!
Thursday night I attended my first official GRAMMY Week event: “One Night Only: A Celebration Of The Live Music Experience,” benefitting the GRAMMY Foundation’s Music Preservation Project. The official...
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Hanging with ETHEL!
ETHEL: Present Beauty Monday, March 5, 2012, 7:30 p.m. David Friend Recital Hall Berklee College of Music Classical music has a bit of a PR problem. It has a bad reputation as being boring, stuffy, and...
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Renée Fleming in Recital: I Could Have Listened All Night!
Renée Fleming in Recital: Back Home Again in Indiana! Richard Bado, piano Saturday, March 2, 2013 Fisher Auditorium, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Every once in a while, a live performance goes...
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MMN in Concert! A Book of Hours, 3/17/13 in Pittsburgh
In the midst of jetting around having musical adventures, I do occasionally find time to write music and practice the piano! My most recent work is a set of piano pieces inspired by the writings of...
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A Very Musical Summer in the Steel City!
Summer in the city is typically a slow time for classical music events. Aside from orchestras with summer pops series, classical groups either take a well-deserved break or decamp to various festivals...
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Miss Music Nerd Debuts with ‘Burgh Vivant! (Video!)
Music nerds! I am thrilled to announce my induction as the newest contributor to ‘Burgh Vivant, Pittsburgh’s cultural talk magazine! Earlier this month, I chatted with host Brian Edward about the...
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“Drunken Moon:” Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble Illuminates Schoenberg’s Cranky...
Several years before I met my dear, sweet McDoc, I had a gentleman friend who appreciated classical music, but who, like many classical listeners, was not well-versed in classical composition after...
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MMN in Concert! A Book of Hours, 1/30/15 in Pittsburgh
A few years ago, I discovered the writings of Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, mystic, writer and peace activist, and I wrote a cycle of piano pieces incorporating short excerpts from his writings into...
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