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Author Archives: Robert Bondurant
Fretboard Fire
November 12, 2008 – 1:18 am
Jungian synchronicity? Nah… Blind chance? Can’t be that either… Punching up shuffle on the trusty iPod as I wended my weary way to this evening’s wonderful concert gave me the title track from Frank Zappa’s Return Of The Son Of Shut Up And Play Yer Guitar. I took that as a good omen and wended [...]
Fire In The Hole!
June 6, 2008 – 11:19 pm
Piccolo Spoleto’s Spotlight Concert Series ended with quite a bang tonight! The Balkan String Quartet, a group of Serbian and, well, Balkan musicians currently based in Atlanta, graced the stage at New Tabernacle Fourth Baptist Church with their uncompromising fire and deliciously reckless approach. There were a few fairly troubling issues of intonation which seemed [...]
Chamber Music Charleston: Eclectic Elegance
June 5, 2008 – 11:05 pm
Well, there’s only one more event in this year’s Spotlight Series. I’m dearly grateful for the opportunity to have attended so many of these wonderful and varied concerts this year; and also for the chance to yak away about them here! This evening’s concert brought Chamber Music Charleston to the Spotlight stage for an eclectic [...]
Oh, The Waves!
June 3, 2008 – 11:56 pm
It was back to the Piccolo Spotlight Concert Series for me this evening, with a big bonus in the form of attending this concert with my family! The welcoming environs of New Tabernacle Fourth Baptist Church proved a wonderful site for hearing the full Piccolo Spoleto Conservatory Orchestra, again under the able baton of Maestro [...]
Chamber VII: Rare Birds
June 1, 2008 – 10:26 pm
The seventh program of the Bank of America Chamber Music Series blew into town early this afternoon, providing a choice selection of delights. Dr. Wadsworth slated some rare birds in with more familiar material, opening a lot of eyes (and hopefully ears as well!). A hot day did nothing to dampen the audience’s spirits, and [...]
He Who Laughs Last…
May 31, 2008 – 10:46 pm
After the searing and emotionally draining Piano Quintet by Alfred Schnittke on Thursday, it was with a decidedly dubious sense of anticipation that I approached this afternoon’s concert by the St. Petersburg String Quartet. I “enjoy” Schnittke (quite a lot, actually…), but actively listening to his biter sarcasm can easily become an emotional marathon; barefoot [...]
Modernist Fare In Our Post-Post-Post World
May 30, 2008 – 11:14 pm
This evening’s Piccolo Spoleto Spotlight Concert, Music in the Time of Charles Ives, brought the Piccolo Spoleto Festival Orchestra (listed in the program as the PS Conservatory Orchestra) to the welcoming acoustic of New Tabernacle Fourth Baptist Church under the able baton of Maestro Donald Portnoy. After the deluge of intimate trios and other chamber [...]
Torturous Beauty
May 29, 2008 – 10:59 pm
Prelude
The muted steel-gray of an overcast day greeted my rising with serious intent. The rising and falling of several intense emotional states in friends and co-workers throughout the day kept my mind on practicing equanimity. As I strolled to this evenings concert, a one-armed flower seller cursed at me for smiling and nodding in silent [...]
Something Old, Something New
May 28, 2008 – 10:57 pm
I’ve been focusing on Piccolo Spoleto’s Spotlight Concert Series this week, and have to say that the sheer variety of offerings within this one series has my head spinning! This evening’s concert by The Converse Trio proved no exception. Violinist Sarah Johnson was here for the birth of our dear festivals. She and her colleagues [...]
Robert’s Festival Wrap: Whirlwind Of Delight
Once again, the festival season has come and gone for this humble scribe; but before taking my leave from this venue, I wanted to drop one more blog, offering what I hope amounts to a bit of perspective, and a giving of thanks.
First off, from the deepest wells of gratitude in my heart, THANK YOU! [...]