Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Classical Album Review: Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s 90th(!) Recording — Orchestral Works by Grammy-Winning Composer Avner Dorman

October 6, 2023
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The Israeli-born composer, a professor at Gettysburg College, composes music that intrigues the mind and glistens with fresh sounds.

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Music Concert Preview: Where to Hear “The Place Between” — In the Months Ahead

February 7, 2023
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Here are some recommendations of concerts with hybrid works coming to the Boston area in the months ahead.

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Classical Music Album Review: John Corigliano’s “To Music”

August 14, 2022
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A serving of the essence of the music of John Corigliano: a blend of old and new, radical and traditional that has made him such a singular force in American music over the last fifty-plus years.

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Classical Music Album Review: Boston Modern Orchestra Project Plays John Harbison

January 15, 2022
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A surprisingly moving collection, all of it mightily played and sung by musicians who clearly intuit John Harbison’s musical language.

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Listening During Covid, Part 7: Celebrating the Diversity of American Music

October 31, 2021
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New CD releases provide splendid performances of remarkable American music, from Barber and Bernstein to recently rediscovered Black composers Florence Price and William Grant Still.

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Classical CD Review: Elliott Carter Ballets

May 9, 2021
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Bottom line: these are excellent performances and a valuable documentation of Elliott Carter’s early work.

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Classical CD Reviews: Delibes Ballet Suites, John Williams in Vienna, and John Harbison Concertos

November 23, 2020
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Terrific performances, blazing with color, character, and wonderful technique from Neeme Järvi and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra; John Williams and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra offer considerable pleasure with some misteps; another triumphant release from Gil Rose and the BMOP.

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Classical Reviews: Boston Modern Orchestra Project plays Harold Shapero, Peter Lieberson’s “Songs of Love and Sorrow,” and Charles Ives’s Complete Symphonies

October 30, 2020
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Discs dedicated to overlooked composers Harold Shapero and Peter Lieberson are well worth your attention. Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra don’t do well by Charles Ives’ final symphony, but the three preceding symphonies fare better.

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Opera CD Review: Gunther Schuller’s Splendid 1970 Children’s Opera Gets Its World-Premiere Recording

May 17, 2020
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A Grimm, but not grim, opera about a Fisherman, his Wife, their Cat, and a wish-granting Flounder.

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Arts Commentary: 2019-20 Classical Music Preview

September 1, 2019
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I’ve compiled a list of twelve concerts (or concert series) that I think will stand among the future season’s highlights.

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