Author Archives: Robert Bondurant
A Sad Note, but the Show goes on!
While listening to Marcus Overton’s Spoleto Today interview with Ellen Dressler Moryl this morning, I learned a bit of sad news. Marina Lomazov has been involved in a freak accident and will be unable to perform. We wish her a speedy recovery and return to performance. But fear not! The program will go on as […]
Blessings & Mysteries Presents A Rich And Varied Trove Of Choral Gems
Having caught the smaller early contingent of the William Baker Festival Singers at their performance in tribute to Margot Freudenberg on Friday, I found myself quite excited at the prospect of hearing the full choir this afternoon at the Circular Congregational Church. The church is known for the warmth its acoustic properties impart to just […]
Chamber II Delights On A Beautiful Morning
Dr. Wadsworth greeted us with his customary enthusiasm and hearty humor for the second installment of the Bank Of America Chamber Music series. The small kinks in production mentioned in Lindsay’s blog on Chamber Music I remain, but did nothing to distract our attention from the business at hand. Yes, it would have been nice […]
Homecoming: Rediscovering Roots Gives Good Gospel Groove
There is nothing like a good performance by a gospel choir to fire the emotions and direct the heart to a purpose. By that measure, this evening’s performance by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Gospel Choir at Citadel Square Baptist Church proved a rousing success. “Sentimental attachment” to the various concepts of what home means throughout […]
Viva Vivaldi! The Red Priest Soars In New Trinity Baroque’s Piccolo Debut
A good sized crowd had already gathered outside First (Scots) Presbyterian Church by the time I arrived for the Piccolo Spoleto debut of the New Trinity Baroque…and I was quite early! The doors were not yet open and we were told that NTB were still engaging in a last minute run through. Vivaldi, ever the […]
A Beginning… A Blessing… Songs Of The Holocaust
Scattered and hesitant raindrops occasionally brushed my arm during a post-lunch ramble through the riot of artwork on display in Marion Square, bringing back memories of tropical storm Barry’s brief exclamation point during last year’s festival. My companion and I sat for a few moments to contemplate the Holocaust Memorial. She pointed out the word […]
Robert Returns! And with a bit of Eargasms insider to boot…
Greetings to all! Robert Bondurant here, primed and pumped for another Festival Season. Once again, I’ll be aiding and abetting the Eargasms cause; Lindsay, despite the herculean efforts he’ll shortly undertake to prove otherwise, really is only one person. Like last year, I’ll focus on Piccolo Spoleto events, but once the ball starts to roll… […]
Precision and Passion
Nina Ananiashvili and the State Ballet of Georgia opened this festival’s run of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake to a packed and appreciative house tonight, further cementing Nina’s primacy in the world of ballet. Her Odette tonight was fluid and oh, so precise, and never failed to capture a beautiful sense of doomed longing. Her Odile charmed […]
Sexy Butterflies Dig Jazz…Music In Time IV
Director Kennedy’s first action on stage this evening was to unbutton his shirt, revealing a t-shirt bearing 4′33” in bold black just below John Cage’s name. “I’ve guess we’ve got time for the first…,” he quipped to the appreciative audience, looking at his watch. The crowd laughed, and a light tone was struck that permeated […]
Marina Lomazov Update
I spoke with Ellen Dressler Moryl this evening after the Charleston Music Fest’s concert. You’ll have to wait until I’ve had a bite to eat for their review, but I did want to let everyone know that Marina Lomazov’s injury should not threaten her playing in the future. Her collar bone has been broken, so […]