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Poor Richard's "Opera a Day' (2nd review)
Hors d'oeuvres by Menotti and Bernstein
Most one-act operas can't stand on their own. The Poor Richard's company performed a service by presenting five that pass the test, including two I saw.
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"What a Wonderful World': The drummer's difference
A great song dissected: The drummer made the difference
Louis Armstrong draws us in with a voice that makes the sentimentality real. The drummer Grady Tate keeps us honest. That's why “What a Wonderful World” is something other than just a pretty song. And that's why it's unsettling.
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Chamber Orchestra at the Perelman
Do you see the landscape? Do you feel the war?
Disparate works by Mendelssohn and Dirk Brossé beg a question: Should we insist that the music must stand by itself, without any reference to the subject matter?
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Vox Renaissance Consort"s "Angelus'
Island of peace
Valentin Radu exercised his talent for pace and variety, astutely adapting Renaissance church music to the demands of a modern concert format.
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Xavier Le Roy's "More Mouvements für Lachenmann'
Hearing and seeing music
The French choreographer Xavier Le Roy joins forces with the German avant-garde composer Helmut Lachenmann to produce captivating theater that renders music visually and sonically.
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Lessons for Philadelphia from the Bard Music Festival
How to resuscitate Classical music: Ten lessons from the Bard Summer Festival
Thousands of visitors flock to Bard College every August for Bard's famous summer music festival. What's the big draw, and what lessons can Philadelphians learn from Bard's success? The real attraction is the promise of intellectual discovery.
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Sports and music: a common link
Why musicians don't keep score
Long before I became a composer, I played soccer. In the process I learned a useful lesson: In sports as in music, the ultimate goal isn't perfection; it's humility and humanity.
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Poor Richard's "Opera a Day' at the Fringe (1st review)
Seven nights, seven operas (and just one problem)
Poor Richard's stripped-down productions of seven one-act operas present a good opportunity to sample an odd corner of the opera repertoire for $15 a ticket, if you can understand the words.
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The Orchestra vs. the Phillies
Think outside the box (and other advice the Orchestra has ignored)
The Philadelphia Orchestra is losing its audience while other orchestras— not to mention the Phillies— are growing their audiences. So why has the Philadelphia Orchestra board ignored or remained silent about a study that represents the best professional thinking for the future survival of American orchestras?
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Black opera: Struggle and strategy
Beyond Porgy and Bess: Anyone for Amistad or Malcolm X?
Everyone loves Gershwin's Porgy and Bess and the vocalists who've sung its roles for the past 76 years. Will white audiences ever expand their listening menu to operas by black composers? And how can black musicians help push the envelope?
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