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Robert Page, 89

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by Kelly Ferjutz
Special to ClevelandClassical.com

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‘Legacy’ might be the most overused word in the English language. But no word is more appropriate to describe American conductor Robert Page, who passed away at his home in Pittsburgh on Sunday, August 7. He was 89.

Born in Abilene, Texas on April 27, 1927, Page went on to become a beloved figure in Cleveland. He served as director of choruses for The Cleveland Orchestra from 1971 to 1989; assistant conductor of the Orchestra for 12 of those years; and chorus master of Cleveland Opera for 6 years. His work with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus on their recording of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana won him a Grammy Award — one of his two.

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Cleveland Orchestra & Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra at Blossom (July 30)

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by Alexandra A. Vago

TCO Aug 24 MastroianniWhat a spectacular concert on Saturday, July 30 at Blossom Music Center. The concert featured performances by the Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra, culminating in a side-by-side performance. It was a celebration of the Kent/Blossom Music Festival, the 50-year partnership between Kent State University and The Cleveland Orchestra. [Read more…]

Ohio Light Opera: Emmerich Kálmán’s The Little Dutch Girl (July 27)

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by Kelly Ferjutz
Special to ClevelandClassical.com

Dutch-Girl-3Most people attending operettas don’t expect the plot to make much sense, thus avoiding a fair amount of confusion. A perfect example is The Little Dutch Girl, a delightful work by Emmerich Kálmán — and the final show in Ohio Light Opera’s seven-production schedule to open the season. [Read more…]

Kent/Blossom Faculty Recital: the last of five on July 27

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by Alexandra A. Vago

Sundet-Weiss-JonesJuly 27th marked the last of five faculty concerts featured in the Kent/Blossom Music Festival, Kent State’s summer partnership with The Cleveland Orchestra for nearly fifty years. The highlight of the evening in Kent State’s Ludwig Recital Hall was the beautifully executed second half, featuring two intimate cello sonatas performed by cellist Richard Weiss and pianist Joela Jones. [Read more…]

Cleveland Orchestra: “Magic of the Movies” at Blossom with Carpathia Jenkins (July 24)

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by Robert Rollin

Capathia JenkinsOn Sunday night, conductor Michael Krajewski and The Cleveland Orchestra, assisted by the Blossom Festival Chorus, presented “The Magic of the Movies,” a lively film music potpourri. The evening’s guest artist was Carpathia Jenkins, a talented Broadway singer and actress. [Read more…]

Credo Chamber Music: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Cleveland Botanical Gardens (July 22)

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by Robert Rollin

Credo-OctetA remarkable event took place last Friday evening at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens sponsored by the Credo Summer Chamber Music Festival — a night of Mendelssohn in Cleveland’s Botanical Gardens. The established three-week event for exceptional musicians ages 16-23 selects the top students from 35 states and several foreign countries, drawing gifted students from schools like Juilliard, Eastman, Oberlin and others. [Read more…]

Ohio Light Opera: Ivor Novello’s The Dancing Years (July 19)

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by Kelly Ferjutz
Special to ClevelandClassical.com

OLO-Dancing-Years-1The Dancing Years, an OLO premiere this season, first appeared in the UK in 1939, and ran for 1150 performances, well into the beginning of WWII. Ivor Novello wrote the book and the music, while the lyrics are by Christopher Hassall. Novello was heavily influenced by the approaching war and the situation he had encountered in Vienna shortly before beginning this work. [Read more…]

Cooper International Piano Competition: Concerto Rounds at Oberlin (July 19)

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by Daniel Hathaway & Neil McCalmont

Oberlin-Cooper-BannerTen young pianists, ages 13-17, advanced to the Concerto Round of the Thomas and Evon Cooper International Piano Competition at Oberlin’s Warner Concert Hall on Tuesday, July 19. In afternoon and evening sessions, the jury and audience heard performances of concertos by Sergei Prokofiev (No. 3, three times), Edvard Grieg (twice), Sergei Rachmaninoff (No. 2, twice), Ludwig van Beethoven (Nos. 1 and 4) and Frédéric Chopin (No. 1). [Read more…]

Ohio Light Opera: Offenbach’s La Vie Parisienne (July 16)

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by Kelly Ferjutz
Special to ClevelandClassical.com

OLOLaVie1Screwball comedies of the mid-20th Century may well have been inspired by the zany 1866 operetta La Vie Parisienne, which ran for 136 performances. Judging from Ohio Light Opera’s wildly entertaining production (I saw the show on Saturday, July 16), composer Jacques Offenbach surely knew what he was doing. If you want to laugh a lot and have your mood lifted by fast-paced dancing and singing, this show is for you. [Read more…]

Cuyahoga Valley Chamber Players at Happy Days Lodge (June 19)

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by J.D. Goddard

CV Chamber PlayersOn Sunday, June 19, I put on my hiking boots, picked up my backpack, filled my canteen, loaded up on beef jerky, and journeyed out into the wilds of Cuyahoga Valley National Park to hear the Cuyahoga Valley Chamber Players present a program of works by Jacob, Quantz, Dvořák, Roussel, Mozart, and Piazzola in the Happy Days Lodge. [Read more…]

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