by Stephanie Manning
HAPPENING TODAY:
The Oberlin Organ Academy continues today with a free faculty recital by Mark Edwards (pictured), who will play both harpsichord and organ at 7:30 pm in Oberlin’s Fairchild Chapel.
NEW RECORDING:
Cleveland Orchestra bass trombonist Luke Sieve is featured on a recent album released by Naxos on July 10. Larry Lipkis: Pierrot and Friends features four concertos from American composer Larry Lipkis, all based on characters from commedia dell’arte.
Sieve performs Lipkis’ bass trombone concerto, Harlequin, with the Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Theodore Kuchar. Flutist Mykhailo Sosnovsky, bassoonist Andriy Tkachuk, and violinist Oksana Hretchyn are also featured. Listen here.
TODAY’S ALMANAC:
by Jarrett Hoffman
Austrian-American composer Arnold Schoenberg died on this date in 1951 in Los Angeles. Leader of the Second Viennese School, Schoenberg is best known for his twelve-tone technique, which “democratizes” the chromatic scale, giving all twelve notes roughly equal importance. Many composers in successive generations have worked to continue his musical philosophies, while many others have reacted against them — the definition of deep, long-lasting influence.
The website of the Vienna-based Arnold Schoenberg Center is a fascinating place to delve into this seminal figure in music history, offering not only recordings of his music but also an extensive list of interviews, writings, digital versions of his paintings, and much more. Visit here.
