Music
On Christmas Night is a welcome alternative to the inescapable flood of tiresome holiday songs currently assaulting us from radios and shopping mall sound systems.
From the start, “Either/Orchestra” was a nice pun but, with Russ Gershon at the helm, the arrangements were never this or that, but rather this and that.
With youthful vigor, Yo-Yo Ma performed the complete Bach Cello Suites, intermixing the music with stories of personal success, wishes for future generations, and gratitude for all those who make the Commonwealth function.
Not only does Michelle Cann hold a seat in the upper echelon of stellar pianists, but she’s a great storyteller as well.
The group’s arc over three nights celebrating 35 years clearly followed an upward trajectory, displaying moe.’s improvisational prowess and sense of communal fun.
The destruction and displacement of people today so recall the past that Thomas de Hartmann’s music resounds with fierce, resonant force.
If ever there was a musical act and a venue perfectly suited to each other, it would have to be the Wailin’ Jennys, the harmony-laden Canadian folk trio, and the Groton Hill Music Center.
Concerts in the past week by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with guest artist James Carter and the Orquesta Sinfónico de Puerto Rico with guest artist Luis Sanz were a cultural festival and a musical feast.
The album ends up paying dividends, not just for fans and students of 20th-century composition, but for anyone interested in the broader reach and global development of classical music in the last century.
Jazz Commentary: The Enduring Enigma of Chet Baker
I take a look back at the compelling documentary “Let’s Get Lost” because of the recently released “Chet Baker Performs and Sings: Swimming by Moonlight”, 15 unreleased studio recordings made by the trumpeter.
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