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Concert Review: Creative Music Convergences, Concert One

April 13, 2016
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Live, the experience of a cosmic rhythm with every stroke is both more intense and more intriguing than on record.

Fuse Concert Review: Mozart and Beethoven from the Handel & Haydn Society

April 12, 2016
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Working within the forms perfected by Haydn and Mozart, Beethoven early compositions managed to say some things that remain compelling to hear.

Music Interview: Gary DeCarlo Lets Off Steam — Nah Nah Don’t Kiss Him Goodbye

April 7, 2016
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“Nah Nah Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” lead singer Gary DeCarlo finally lands the spotlight.

Classical Music Review: Cantata Singers — A Soul-Stirring Performance

April 5, 2016
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There was no question that Music Director David Hoose loves these four pieces. The chorus was meticulously prepared, and sounded wonderful.

Arts Interview: Editor Erin Amar on 5 Years of “Rocker” — A Zine for “Rockers of a Certain Age”

April 1, 2016
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“Maturity, if you’re doing it right, means caring less and less what other people think – you just are who you are.”

Fuse Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra plays Kancheli, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovich

March 29, 2016
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Saturday’s performance revealed the BSO to be at the top of its collective game, totally locked in, and fully responsive to Andris Nelsons’ leading.

Book Review: Is It Possible to Hate Music? And Why?

March 25, 2016
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This invigorating book formulates a caveat: beware of music..

Concert Review: Singer-Songwriter Lucinda Williams — On a Creative Jag

March 23, 2016
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Lucinda Williams is one of the few songwriters who seem to realize the messiness of later life is just as loaded with song angles as the restlessness of youth.

Jazz CD Review: Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith — Exploring Cosmic Possibilities in Sound

March 21, 2016
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Pianist Vijay Iyer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith produce music that is precise and quietly evocative, peaceful and gently probing.

Music Preview: Tabla Superstar Zakir Hussain — Do Not Fear a Sonic Culture Clash

March 21, 2016
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Masters of Percussion is a biannual tour that Zakir Hussain orchestrates with an evolving and revolving cast of musicians .

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