Monthly Archives: May 2010

Review in Metro Pulse: KSO’s “Pines of Rome”

In this week’s issue of Metro Pulse, on the stands now, I review the KSO’s final concert series of the 2009-2010 season, Pines of Rome. You can read it online here.

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Monday Miscellany: the Dude, Rude, and Include

From the Los Angeles Times, LA Philharmonic president Deborah Borda joked that the orchestra’s first tour with its new music director, Gustavo Dudamel, had turned into the “Schadenfreude Tour.” Bloomberg.com reported that Gerard Mortier, who never actually worked a day … Continue reading

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Violinist Rachel Lee With KSO This Week

Violinist Rachel Lee will join the KSO for this weekend’s Masterworks concerts, performing the Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2. The concert, the final event of the regular KSO season, will also offer Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite and Ottorino Respighi’s Pines … Continue reading

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In Metro Pulse: KSCO Performs Haydn’s “Farewell”

In this week’s issue (May 13) of METRO PULSE, you can find my review of last Sunday’s Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra’s final concert of the season–online here. While you’re at metropulse.com, you might want to check out my Classical Cafe … Continue reading

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Nashville’s Schermerhorn Center Sustains Damage

We’re quite familiar with the horrific news photos of flooding in Middle Tennessee and in Nashville, specifically. Streets, cars,  parking lots, and residential subdivisions under water…the Grand Ole Opry House and the Opryland Hotel have been seriously damaged along with … Continue reading

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Review in Brief: “Bach and Friends”

Note: The film Bach and Friends by Michael Lawrence was released on DVD in late January. —————- Had Bach and Friends by documentary filmmaker Michael Lawrence been around when I was a teenager first discovering Bach, I’m not sure what … Continue reading

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