Music
It has been over 20 years since Incubus released its acclaimed album “Morning View”. The band has re-recorded it under the name “Morning View XXIII”.
Juventas’s commitment to classical music in the present tense makes it the only professional ensemble of its kind devoted specifically to the music of emerging composers.
Given the age of the recordings and peculiarities of the venue, the sound quality is very good — certainly more than good enough given the historical value of the amazing music captured therein.
Here are two new and very different records from virtuosos of the jazz harmonica, both seasoned pros, and one of them deserving of much wider recognition.
Three guitarists — Bill Banfield, Ray Obiedo, and Lee Ritenour — release superb albums.
Performing with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, dynamic Canadian violinist Adrian Anantawan made music by Piazzolla and Florence Price burn blue hot.
In Handel’s day, excerpts from his operas were often played at home, without singers. They sound great on this new recording by the group humorously (and quite inaccurately) called False Consonance.
“Just like a rejuvenated marriage, we feel as if we can conquer anything. We’re excited, we’re excited to continue doing what we do, make music, tour, and see what comes of it.”
We have a recording of “Déjanire,” its first ever. And it’s splendid, with a superb cast, an insightful conductor, and the orchestra and chorus of the very city in which it was first performed a century earlier!
The band’s performance at the Sinclair proved that the Chameleons are back in vintage form.
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