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A Fresh Dose of Chamber Charm
This afternoon’s first go at our cherished chamber series’ third program sported the usual assortment of musical “cherries” – and the usual happy crowd of chamber music nuts was there to pick them. All administrative details have –hallelujah – been attended to: the program board was where everybody could see it, and Dr. Wadsworth was […]
A Well-Done first Intermezzo
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church was chock-full for Sunday afternoon’s first outing of Spoleto USA’s ever-popular Intermezzi series, offering mostly smaller-scale instrumental classics. Conductor Marc Dana Williams – a well-proven Spoleto veteran – led a gifted gaggle of players from the Spoleto Festival Orchestra in a happy program that included two cherished classics plus a glowing […]
More from Amistad Composer Anthony Davis
I’m just about brain-dead, after covering successive opening nights for this year’s two big operas. But before I collapse, I’ve just gotta tell you about the kinds of music that Amistad composer Anthony Davis writes when he’s not working on an opera (he’s got five of ‘em under his belt).
I’ve heard (and thoroughly enjoyed) […]
More Reasons to Read Eargasms
So, who the heck am I, to presume that I can digest the classical courses of America’s biggest and best arts festival for you?
Well, most of Chucktown’s highbrow musicians and fans will attest to my local notoriety as an all-round (though distinctly un-stuffy) classical geek. They all know me: I’ve presided for ten […]
OLÉ! Fandangos (and other cool Hispanic stuff)
Last Friday’s Charleston Symphony “Backstage Pass” concert at the Sottile Theatre capped the series’ early emphasis on the huge (and little-known) body of engaging music from south of the border – and by that I mean not only Mexico, but south all the way into South America.
The program’s title came from the first work, […]
Ancient Music, “Con Brio”
Please pardon my delay of nearly a week before telling you about this truly class act – but I’ve had other fish to fry and some urgent deadlines to meet. SO much music; SOOO little time!
One of the Holy City’s most delightful (and often least heralded) resident musical entities is the College of Charleston’s early […]
More Impending Eargasms
It’s down & dirty this time – you’ll have to click on the links provided for details. I’m struggling to meet my next deadline for the 13 CD reviews I owe American Record Guide. I also owe you a blog about last Monday’s dynamite concert at the College, featuring the Ancient music group Brio, with […]
Janet Newcomb to be CSO’s new Executive Director
Please pardon my long silence: I’ve been busy writing lately about non-musical matters (like global warming: watch for it in an imminent issue of the City Paper) – but this musical news cries out to be blogged about. It should serve as an auspicious occasion to mark the re-launch of Eargasms as Chucktown’s first-ever year-round […]
Eargasm Alert: A Native Son, his Violin, and his Gift
Thinking back to the dark days following Hurricane Katrina, some of you may recall the touching story of Samuel Thompson, a superb classical violinist. He was involved in a musical project in New Orleans when Katrina hit — and, with nothing but his violin and the clothes on his back, he ended up among the […]
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 […]