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Jazz Concert Preview: 41st John Coltrane Memorial Concert to Feature Some “Favorite Things”

December 7, 2018
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“Now I’m retired, but I still look forward to honoring the legacy of John Coltrane.”

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Film Review: A Compelling Look at Dieter Rams, Industrial Design Icon at 86

December 6, 2018
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Rams is a documentary film carefully crafted to be more than a biography of a great designer.

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Classical Music CD Review: American Romantics, Mozart Sonatas for Fortepiano & Violi, & Brahms Cello Sonatas

December 5, 2018
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American String Quartet’s disc features the premiere recording of Robert Sirota’s String Quartet no. 2, American Pilgrimage.

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2018 WINTER APPEAL — Keep The Arts Fuse Lit!

December 5, 2018
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Help sustain an endangered journalistic species — substantial critical coverage of the arts.

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Jazz CD Review: Fred Hersch Trio ’97 @ The Village Vanguard

December 5, 2018
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With two able bandmates, Fred Hersch is inspired to unwind a nice set of standards and a few originals.

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Jazz/Book Review: Saxophonist Dexter Gordon — Portrait of a Sophisticated Giant

December 5, 2018
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Sophisticated Giant paints a convincing picture of an extremely charming, intelligent, resilient, and talented man.

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Concert Review: Handel & Haydn’s “The Messiah”

December 4, 2018
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I was excited, moved, impressed, and surprised by Handel & Haydn Society’s performance of The Messiah under the exacting baton of Bernard Labadie.

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Dance Review: Boston Dance Theater — The Warrior Femmes

December 4, 2018
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Boston Dance Theater’s four pieces seemed to counter female stereotypes but raised limited alternatives.

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Film Review: “Becoming Astrid” — An Ode to Perseverance

December 3, 2018
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This is one of the year’s most heartwarming films; it is not sentimental, but projects a profound sense of resilient joy at its heart.

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Book Review: “America: The Farewell Tour” — Has Our Ship Already Sailed?

December 2, 2018
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America: The Farewell Tour and American Pyschosis are well worth taking to heart — both to provide provocative perspective on what is happening and to spur us into action.

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