Category Archives: Choral Music
Vetting Verdi
Some of the festival’s heaviest eargasms happened last night, courtesy of Maestro Joseph Flummerfelt, a huge orchestra plus chorus, and some pretty classy soloists — all conspiring to crank out Giuseppe Verdi’s towering, overpowering Requiem. But there were some problems, too. Curious? Check out my full review, right HERE.
The Wunnerful Women of Westminster
For those of you who haven’t been there, St. Stephen’s Church on Anson St. is more like a chapel than a church … and it was the perfect, intimate venue for the twin pair of “Les Angélus” programs, sung mostly by the lovely-voiced ladies of the Westminster Choir. It seems that the only opera chorus […]
Prepping for Verdi & Mahler
You always get more out of a great piece of music if you learn a little something about it first. Verdi’s rip-snortin’ Requiem looms large (Monday), and Mahler’s “heavenly” Symphony No. 4 (plus Strauss & Dukas) will be upon us the next day. Other blogging priorities keep me from spending much time on telling you […]
The New Wizard of Westminster
It was standing room only at St. Matthews yesterday for the first of two scheduled concerts by the entire Westminster Choir (women and men) under the direction of their new Director, Joe Miller. Their “Les Angelus” program, with just the women, has already been heard. But before I can blog about that one, I’ll have […]
Miller on the Move: Westminster’s New Boss
Oops – I’m a little late on this one. If you’ve read my CP preview (see the May 23 preview issue, or our website), then you already know about Dr. Joe Miller’s impending Spoleto debut with the same Westminster Choir that we’ve heard up to now under the baton of his predecessor, Joseph Flummerfelt. After […]
Choral Cream from Antioch
For some years now, I’ve been wanting to hear Antioch – a crack professional-level mini-choir from New York that’s been performing in Piccolo Spoleto’s Choral Artists Series for five or six years now. Quite a few of their ten singers are alums of the Westminster Choir that we hear in the big dance every year. […]
I Got Merlined
Folks — it’s nearly 2:00 AM, and I just finished my review of L’Ile de Merlin for the next issue (deadline’s in just a few hours), and Sunday’s an early day for me. So forgive me if I forget about blogging for a few hours and crash … I’ll make it up to you later […]
Songs for a Summer Night…well, evening…
The Festival Singers of Atlanta under the very capable direction of Jane Burke presented “Songs for a Summer Night,” at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church early this evening. Marred only by one restart (and one cell phone…), this program provided an eclectic mix of a cappella treats from Renaissance and 20th Century masters.
Kicking off quite promptly […]
Choral is Cool
The junior festival’s choral series makes its own quality joyful noise, and Supergeek tried to tell you about it in our May 23 preview issue — but it was cut for lack of space. Not one to waste the sweat of my brow, allow me to blog about it instead:
Piccolo Spoleto’s varied and […]
One Last Spoletogasp
It’s hard to believe it’s over — that it’s been over, for more than a week. It seems like a rich, juicy dream of musical gluttony. But it must’ve happened: I emerged from my usual semi-comatose post-Spoleto state this morning to find my own festival music overview on the streets in today’s City Paper (and […]