For the past decade, Jeff Rapsis has improvised live scores for silent films starring Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks.
Music
Book Review: Is It Possible to Hate Music? And Why?
This invigorating book formulates a caveat: beware of music..
Fuse Film Review: The Arlington International Film Festival Kicks off 4th Season with Boffo “Botso”
Botso teaches children the joie de vivre of music and he is remarkably successful.
Book Review: Sanford Friedman’s Utterly Original “Conversations with Beethoven”
How well Conversations with Beethoven works as fiction will depend on the engagement and imaginative powers of the reader.
Concert Review: Old-School Boston Rockers Revisit the Christmas Comfort Zone
At this time of year, a bit of silliness can be expected and even appreciated. The Fools doing a metal song about holiday-shopping stress? Of course.
Caldwell Titcomb, Theater and Music Critic — Words of Remembrance
There was a memorial service for Caldwell Titcomb, invaluable friend of the arts in New England, yesterday in the Memorial Church at Harvard University. He passed away on June 12th of leukemia at the age of 84. The ceremony was moving and heartfelt, with memories shared about Caldwell as a friend, composer, critic, grammarian, teacher, brother, long-time President of the Elliot Norton Awards, and researcher in African-American history.
Music Feature: Fervent Prayer — Galeet Dardashti crafts new rituals from the old
Galeet Dardashti is a trailblazing musician: she is the first woman in her celebrated family to perform Persian Jewish music
Classical Music Review: Hooray for Film Night at Tanglewood
The Tanglewood team of Morgan Freeman, Gil Shaham, and John Williams served up an evening of memorable performances of music from the movies.
Fuse Music Review: DeVotchKa — Indie Rock Gone Eclectic
Listeners expect global diversity from DeVotchKa and in its latest album the group delivers on its exhilarating efforts to make indie rock with plenty of exotic flair.
Coming Attractions in Popular Music: February 2011
After January’s brief hibernation, the pop music coming attractions column is back for the month of February to deliver what you crave: music, sweet music. (Cue dancing in the street.) Wait . . . what’s that you say? The streets are covered in snow? No problem: there are plenty of places to dance indoors while […]