Tanglewood
“When you collaborate with an audience and other artists, and you let hip hop flow and intertwine, anything goes.”
Many have surrendered to Joy Harjo’s undeniable shamanistic charms and classify her as a national treasure.
On first impression, John Williams’ second violin concerto didn’t strike me as an instant classic, but there’s more than a little here to warrant repeated listening.
Next summer promises to be a safe one, musically, at Tanglewood.
Nearly three decades after he left us, Bernstein’s music seems to be in good hands and anything but forgotten. And his larger musical influence strongly endures.
It is my sad duty to report that an evening which looked so promising was hardly a worthy homage to an important musical figure of the 20th century.
If there is such a thing as world music, this is it.
Hardly any of the under-60s generation can tell you who Serge Koussevitzky was or what his legacy consists of.
The BSO’s Americana concert could only provide four beautiful snapshots of a very complicated landscape.
Music Commentary: “Bernstein at 100,” aka Tanglewood 2018
In honor of what would have been Leonard Bernstein’s hundredth birthday, the Tanglewood Festival is pulling out all the stops.
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