New England Conservatory
May the Boston Symphony – which just concluded its annual weekend celebrating the music of Black composers by shunting them off on their own, away from Rachmaninoff, Strauss, Beethoven, and Friends – take note: this is how it should be done.
Ran Blake was in fine form at the festivities as were the New England Conservatory faculty and student participants.
A memorable evening, headlined by a superb pianist who deserves a full hall, any time, anywhere.
Composer/pianist Anthony Coleman’s meticulous crafting made every second worthwhile.
Bob Brookmeyer’s great contribution was to make it seem as though anything is possible — and permissible –in the big band context.
Chase’s iconoclastic genre-crossing oratorio proceeds from dark to light, and wins its struggle for transcendence.
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