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The five compositions and one de facto suite played at the NEC Winds and Winds Ensemble performance spoke with six different voices and carried six different messages.
Read MoreGiven all the terror and brutality we have lived through just in the thirteen years of this new, 21st century, the story of people running drugs back in the ’70s doesn’t seem to have much urgency.
Read MoreIn his book, Ira Stoll argues that John F. Kennedy was, “by the standards of both his time and our own, a conservative.”
Read MoreThe point of the Spring Quartet, one assumes, is to showcase its four multi-talented members, particularly their talents as composers.
Read MoreAll the prancing about onstage with planks of wood, actors climbing into eight-foot large puppet skeletons, is marvelous to behold, but it makes for an uneven, confusing production.
Read MoreIf “Salome” was a harbinger for what’s to come, we may be on the cusp of a golden era, indeed.
Read MoreDirector Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” presents a frenzied feast of lavish and preposterous set pieces, performances, and tall tales.
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Classical Music Commentary: Boston Symphony Orchestra Season 2014-15 — A Jolt of Energy and Stability
Most of the programs during BSO conductor Andris Nelsons’ ten subscription weeks look fresh and, if not outright adventurous, on paper they at least look more exciting than not.
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