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Concert Review: Mirror Visions — An Extraordinary Vocal Ensemble

January 25, 2016
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I urge anyone interested in the voice and or just terrific music to try to attend one of Mirror Visions’ concerts.

Music Interview: Paul Collins — The Still Reigning King of Power Pop

January 24, 2016
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After more than four decades, Paul Collins is still keeping The Beat

Classical Music Review: The Composer Focus Series Asks — “Mozart?”

January 21, 2016
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This performance of contemporary pieces inspired by Mozart came with a touch of the playfully interrogative.

Music Preview: Billy Childs Reimagines Laura Nyro

January 19, 2016
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Pianist/arranger/composer Billy Childs’s aim was to reimagine Nyro’s music.

Music Preview: Lettuce — Creating the Funk of Tomorrow

January 18, 2016
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Lettuce is in the midst of a headlining tour; on January 22 the group will be back on its old stomping grounds in Boston..

Concert Review: Boston Artists Ensemble — Chamber Music Done Right

January 16, 2016
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The Boston Artists Ensemble performance was full of bravado, virtuosity, subtlety, and charm.

Arts Remembrance: Appreciating David Bowie — A Virtuoso of Intimacy

January 13, 2016
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I trust Bowie, the way I trust Stevie or Miles or Aretha or Duke or Bach or Debussy or Ornette or Rahsaan or the recently departed Paul Bley.

Music Interview: Tim Jackson — on Robin Lane, The Band That Time Forgot, Johnny D’s, and the End of an Era

January 12, 2016
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“I hope that these new venues still want to book the occasional seasoned musician, because audiences of all ages still love rock and roll.”

Rock Remembrance: Prime David Bowie – Let’s Paint Our Faces and Dance

January 11, 2016
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Before Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, before Iggy Pop, before the New York Dolls, David Bowie was my personal post-’60s music inamorata.

Classical Music Commentary: 2016 Orchestral Winter/Spring Season Preview

January 10, 2016
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The upcoming season is a remarkably robust one in terms of the variety of offerings and the quality (and number) of participating ensembles.

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