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DIARY: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Today: Oberlin BPI faculty recital and No Exit at Cain Park

•Announcements: Cleveland Orchestra travels to Austria and Israel, and NOYO holds auditions

•Almanac: Offenbach’s operettas and Abel’s gamba

HAPPENING TODAY:

2:00 pm brings an Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute faculty recital featuring Michael Lynn (pictured, performing on flûte traversière and recorder), Mark Edwards (harpsichord), and Rebecca Reed (viola da gamba). The program at Oberlin’s Kulas Recital Hall includes music by Marin Marais and Michel de La Barre. Download the program here. Tickets are $10 at the door (and there is very limited seating).

And at 7:00 at Cain Park’s Alma Theater, the Local 4 Music Fund presents No Exit in a free summer solstice concert that includes music by Chris Neiner, Kaija Saariaho, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alfred Schnittke, Elliot Cole, Shulamit Ran, Garth Knox, Donald Erb, and Luke Rinderknecht.

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DIARY: Thursday, June 15, 2023

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Today: OLO opens How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at 2:00 in Wooster

•Announcements: auditions for Cleveland Women’s Orchestra (pictured), openings at Kaboom Collective

•Almanac: the band music of Cleveland-born Clare Grundman

HAPPENING TODAY:

At 2:00 pm at Freedlander Theatre in Wooster, Ohio Light Opera presents the opening matinee of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser). Tickets are available here.

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DIARY: Tuesday, June 13, 2023

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Today: Apollo’s Fire closes out “Fiddlers of Dublin”

•Announcements: Cleveland Opera auditions, Opus 216 summer events, composition professor Michael Frazier promoted at Oberlin, and revisiting Western Reserve Chorale’s season finale

•Almanac: composer Carlos Chávez (pictured) and his interest in Indigenous Mexican folk music

HAPPENING TODAY:

At 7:30 pm at Mapleside Farms in Brunswick, Apollo’s Fire will close out its run of “The Fiddlers of Dublin.” Tickets are already sold out, but you can join the waiting list here.

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DIARY: Thursday, June 8, 2023

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Today: Piano Cleveland Live outdoor pop-up concert, Re:Sound Festival kicks off, and Apollo’s Fire presents “Fiddlers of Dublin”

•Announcements: spots available for the Girls Electronic Arts Retreat and the Roberto Ocasio Latin Jazz Camp, CIM alumni join Cleveland Orchestra, and honors for the YSU Wind Ensemble

•Almanac: Albinoni & Ax

HAPPENING TODAY:

At 5:30 pm, a free Piano Cleveland Live outdoor pop-up concert will take place at Crocker Park. Performers include pianists Allison Hillier, Jonathan Hooper, Chengzi Li, Nikolay Pushkarev, and David Thomas joined by violinist Maude Cloutier, bassist Bill Nichols, and vocalist Evelyn Wright.

At 7, the Re:Sound New and Experimental Music Festival kicks off at the Bop Stop. The double bill includes two duos: Leo Chang + Alex Zhang Hungtai, and Persephone & the Phoenix. Read about the artists here, and get tickets here.

And at 7:30 at Avon Lake United Church of Christ, Apollo’s Fire presents a new version of its program “The Fiddlers of Dublin,” created and directed by Jeannette Sorrell. Performances continue at other venues June 9-13. Tickets are available here.

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DIARY: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Announcements: Assembly for the Arts’ “Quarterly State of the Arts,” Quire Cleveland re-broadcast on WCLV, and a call from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture for arts and culture professionals from outside NE Ohio

•Almanac: American composer Lee Hyla and his distinctive blend of styles

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Assembly for the Arts will host a Quarterly State of the Arts tomorrow, June 7 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Cleveland Institute of Music. “Stay current on how Assembly is working to ‘expand the pie’ and increase equity in Cleveland’s arts and culture scene through advocacy, cultural policy, racial equity initiatives, research, and programs for nonprofits, artists, and creative businesses. Join the discussion, give feedback, share ideas, ask questions, be heard, and connect with our community’s amazing talent.” RSVP here.

Also happening tomorrow, June 7 at 8:00 pm, WCLV’s Cleveland Ovations will broadcast Quire Cleveland’s April 23 performance of the program “Pater Noster: Our Father,” including John Simna’s interview at intermission with artistic director Jay White. Tune in here. And for some added visuals, you can follow along with the program booklet and view photos from the performances (like the one above).

And Cuyahoga Arts & Culture is looking for arts and culture professionals from outside Northeast Ohio to serve as panelists for the 2024 grant application review. Send in the self-nomination form by June 9. Learn more here.

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DIARY: Thursday, June 1, 2023

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Today: flutist Alexa Still, violist Christopher Jenkins & harpist Ina McCormack at The Music Settlement, and guitarist Jason Vieaux with violinist Mari Sato at the Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival

•Announcements: CIM students and alums head off to orchestral jobs

•Almanac: the wild imagination of composer and vocalist Jennifer Walshe

HAPPENING TODAY:

At 7:00 pm, The Music Settlement’s Signature Series presents flutist Alexa Still, violist Christopher Jenkins, and harpist Ina McCormack in a concert that includes music for solo flute as well as Debussy’s Sonata for flute, viola, and harp. Tickets are available here.

And at 7:30 at CIM’s Mixon Hall, the 2023 Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival will present its opening recital, featuring guitarist Jason Vieaux and violinist Mari Sato in music by Albéniz, Martin, Metheny, and Piazzolla. Get tickets here. 

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DIARY: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Today: “Reunion Concert” for Covenant music staff (pictured) 

•Announcements: two open admin positions with the Lima Symphony, and two new live recordings of music by Julia Perry from the Akron Symphony

•Almanac: the deep listening and sonic meditations of Pauline Oliveros

HAPPENING TODAY:

The season finale of the Church of the Covenant’s Tuesday Noon Organ Plus series is a reunion concert for Covenant music staff “featuring three organs, handbells, and who knows what else!” On the program: music by J.S. Bach, John Ferguson, Robert Broth, Justin Heinrich Knecht, John Stanley, Hugo Distler, and Lionel Rogg. Details and livestream here. A freewill offering will be taken up.

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DIARY: Thursday, May 25, 2023

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Announcements: YSU Youth Orchestra auditions, the Suburban Symphony looks for violinists, and next season from the Canton Symphony

•Almanac: the many talents and the early modernism of pianist and composer Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins (pictured)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The Dana School of Music has announced auditions for the YSU Youth Orchestra program. You can send a video by September 9, or audition in person on September 10 between 12 and 5 pm at Bliss Hall. More information here.

The Suburban Symphony is looking for violinists to join the orchestra for its June concert and for next season. Find out more here.

And the Canton Symphony has announced its 2023-24 season. Click here to peruse the MasterWorks and Pops series as well as the “Gospel Joins Symphony” concert, and here for Divergent Sounds. Season subscriptions go on sale on July 5, while single tickets come on the market on August 15.

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DIARY: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Today: organist Matthew Dion and oboist Anne Pinkerton at the Covenant

•News: Tuesday Musical Scholarship winners

•R.I.P. Loris Ohannes Chobanian

•Almanac: Jean Françaix & Alicia de Larrocha

HAPPENING TODAY:

Organist Matthew Dion and oboist Anne Pinkerton are featured on today’s Tuesday Noon Organ Plus series at Church of the Covenant. On the program: J.S. Bach’s Prelude & Fugue in E-flat, BWV 552, François Couperin’s Élévation: Tierce en Taille (Messe pour les Couvents), Edward Elgar’s Imperial March, Salut d’Amour, and Chanson de Nuit, David Conte’s Soliloquy, and Olivier Messiaen’s Dieu parmi nous (La Nativité du Seigneur). A freewill offering will be taken up. The concert will also be livestreamed.

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Yesterday, Tuesday Musical announced the winners of the 2023 Annual Scholarship Competition. After Sunday’s Final Round/Winners Concert, trumpeter Austin Cruz (an artist diploma student at the Cleveland Institute of Music) took home a $2,000 scholarship. Saxophonist Joshua Tuttle (a doctoral student at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music) was awarded a $1,000 scholarship. And percussionist Dylan Catlin (an undergraduate at the University of Akron) won the People’s Choice Award.

Two new scholarships were also announced. Thanks to a $40,000 endowment from the William Bingham Foundation, a new music education scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded annually (the third scholarship in that category) beginning with the 2024 Scholarship Competition, as well as a new fourth-place piano scholarship of $750.

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DIARY: Thursday, May 18, 2023

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Today: tenor Steven Weems sings spirituals, pianist Julian Davis Reid reflects on his ancestry and his experience as a Black performer-composer, Sororii blends cello, bassoon & vocals, and CityMusic is joined by cellist Edward Arron

•Announcements: “Reframing Disability” webinar, and “Practicing Wellness” workshop

•Interesting reads: “Claire Chase Is Changing How People Think of the Flute”

•Almanac: music for piano (and guitar) by Isaac Albéniz

HAPPENING TODAY:

Two events in conjunction with The Cleveland’s Orchestra’s American Dream festival bookend today’s schedule.

The first is a 6:00 pm program of spirituals performed by tenor Steven Weems titled “Finding the Dream,” illustrating the evolving meaning of Black freedom and the history of the spiritual as “roots music” for blues, jazz, and gospel in America. The recital — which takes place at the Cleveland History Center and is part of an African American history initiative from the Western Reserve Historical Society — includes opening remarks by Regennia N. Williams on “Dreaming with Our ancestors and Singing in the Spirit.” Ticket information here.

At 7:30 pm at Severance Music Center’s Reinberger Chamber Hall, the festival continues with an event titled “The American Dream, The American Nightmare, and Black American Music.” Pianist Julian Davis Reid will reflect on his own experience as a Black composer and performer, the descendant of voluntary and involuntary migrants, all while illustrating the presentation with works including Duke Ellington’s Come Sunday, Herbie Hancock’s Dolphin Dance, and Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On. It’s free.

The evening also includes free events from the Local 4 Music Fund and CityMusic Cleveland.

At 7:00 pm at the Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center, Local 4 will present Sororii (Afro-Colombian cellist/vocalist Carolina Borja, and bassoonist/vocalist Arleigh Savage), a group that was formed in 2021 with the spirit to reclaim sisterhood and explore feminine voices across cultures. Their music blends melodic bassoon lines, plucked and strummed cello, and voice, creating instrumental grooves with underlying world, Latin, and Afro beats.

And at 7:30 pm at Temple-Tifereth Israel, the CityMusic Orchestra will be joined by Edward Arron in the first of four performances of Joseph Haydn’s Cello Concerto in D. The program also includes Franz Schubert’s Overture in the Italian Style, Chen Yi’s Romance of Hsiao and Ch’in, and Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”).

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