Thomas Oboe Lee

Music Commentary: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Ave Sine Vale

The great mistake we make as listeners or viewers is passivity. Music deserves and needs our active involvement.

Musical quibbles aside, the performances on both albums from Boston Modern Music Project’s in-house label, BMOP/sound, are top-notch.

Steve Provizer December 1, 2021 at 5:12 pm on Television Review: “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” — Episodes 1-4Another counter-hard drug, spiritual artifact was Bernstein's Mass, also 1971.
Tom Connolly December 1, 2021 at 8:29 am on Book Review: “Museum of Fine Arts Boston: 1870 to 2020, An Oral History” — Questioning the EliteI would add that the MFA also has impressive collections of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean art. I have brought many...
Chris Caggiano November 30, 2021 at 5:38 pm on Arts Remembrance: Stephen Sondheim – Musical Theater Mourns the Passing of a GiantOh, without a doubt. The great Jonathan Tunick contributed immeasurably to the artistic success of Sondheim's shows.
Chris November 30, 2021 at 3:54 pm on Music Remembrance: Singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith (1953-2021)The Flyer Album has/is/always will be in my playlist rotation. I was able to see her twice in San Francisco...
Steve Provizer November 30, 2021 at 3:33 pm on Arts Remembrance: Stephen Sondheim – Musical Theater Mourns the Passing of a GiantAs you imply, I think Sondheim recognized the importance of his collaborators. You mention his producers and writers of the...