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Concert Review: Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s Gunther Schuller Memorial

November 25, 2015
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As a composer, Gunther Schuller’s legacy is complex and has yet to be settled. Sorting through it all will constitute a great, welcome adventure.

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Concert Review: Odyssey Opera’s “Le Cid” — Romantic Turbulence

September 20, 2015
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Massenet’s instinct for drama and gifts as an orchestrator go a long way to carrying the piece, but it still can make for a long night at the theater.

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Opera Review: Thomas Adès’ “Powder Her Face” — Scandalously Relevant

June 25, 2015
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Powder Her Face proved the perfect capstone to Odyssey Opera’s month-long survey of British (mostly comic) opera: biting, darkly humorous, provocative, and relevant.

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Concert Reviews: The First Wave of Odyssey Opera’s “The British Invasion”

June 4, 2015
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To say that Odyssey Opera continues to set the bar for opera performances in Boston may be a bit superfluous, but it’s true.

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Commentary/CD Reviews: Recent Symphonic Recordings From Boston Orchestras

May 19, 2015
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A series of new and recent recordings by Boston orchestras demonstrate that, in the right hands, symphonic music since 1945 remains alive and well, still powerful, fresh, and vibrant.

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Fuse Opera Preview: Odyssey Opera Presents “The British Invasion”

May 17, 2015
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Taken together, it’s a bracing, provocative, and – perhaps above all – fun survey of music for the stage from, for England, the conspicuously abundant 20th century.

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Music Commentary: Notable Classical Performances of 2014

December 24, 2014
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It’s fun to recall what’s been played locally since January and be reminded just how rich the greater Boston area’s classical music scene really is.

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Concert Review: Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s Surround Sound at Jordan Hall

October 15, 2014
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The orchestral playing, a couple moments of questionable intonation notwithstanding, was commanding and, at times, exhilarating.

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Opera Review: Odyssey Opera’s “Die tote Stadt” — Setting the Bar Higher

September 15, 2014
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Nothing, until the very end of the opera, is ever settled or, even, as it seems: this is psychological musical drama writ large and graphically.

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Fuse Concert Review: Monadnock Music’s Season Finale — The Stuff of Inspiration

August 18, 2014
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Things are going well with Monadnock Music: before Saturday’s concert kicked off, managing director Christopher Sink announced that the festival had cleared its financial debts as it heads into next year’s 50th anniversary season.

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