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DIARY: Monday, April 3, 2023

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By Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Some live performances

. Holy Week listening (James MacMillan, pictured)

. Comings and goings

HAPPENING TODAY:

From 2 pm to 4 pm, Eric Charnofsky hosts the latest edition of Not Your Grandmother’s Classical Music, featuring Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Quintet No. 1 (string quartet and piano on the composer’s birthday), David Chesky’s Violin Concerto, James MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross (chorus and string orchestra) & Marcel Tournier’s By the Brook in the Woods (harp). Click here to listen to the internet feed: or tune in to 91.1 FM in the greater Cleveland area.

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DIARY: Weekend, March 31 – April 2, 2023

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by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Concerts and more concerts

. Almanac

HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND:

This morning at 11 at Severance Music Center Thomas Adès leads The Cleveland Orchestra Thomas with Pekka Kuusisto, violin, in Sibelius’ Prelude & Suite No. 1 from The Tempest and Six Humoresques, Ades’ Märchentänze and The Tempest Symphony (United States Premiere, a Cleveland Orchestra co-commission). The program will be repeated on Saturday at 8:00 pm.

At 12:15 pm the McGaffin Carillon Concert & Live Stream features Sheryl Modlin, Carillonneur in an eclectic program for spring at Church of the Savior.

And at 7 pm at BW’s Kulas Music Hall Jesse Blumberg, baritone & Martin Katz, piano perform a guest recital. Program to be announced.

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DIARY: Thursday, March 30, 2023

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Tonight: Cleveland Orchestra, Youngstown Symphony, and Renovare Music

•R.I.P. Dolores White, pictured

HAPPENING TODAY:

Three concerts tonight will take place at 7:30 pm.

The Cleveland Orchestra will be joined by conductor Thomas Adès and violinist Pekka Kuusisto in works by Sibelius (the Prelude and the Suite No. 1 from The Tempest, and the Six Humoresques) and by Adès himself (Märchentänze and The Tempest Symphony). Tickets are available here.

The Youngstown Symphony will present “A Night for Jazz,” featuring vocalist Brianna Thomas and led by conductor Dean Buck. Tickets here.

And at the Maltz Performing Arts Center, Renovare Music will put on a free concert composed of three different elements: string music, poetry by spoken word artist Vision, and African drumming by Ali Boyd, Rashon Blake and Derick Barnes. The program includes José Elizondo’s The Dawn of Hope, J.S. Bach’s Aria from the Goldberg Variations, Ludovico Einaudi’s Experience, Hirono Borter’s Goldberg Meditation, Sabrina Jean Louis’ Clair de Lune, William Travance’s Blood Runs Black, and more.

R.I.P. DOLORES WHITE:

ClevelandClassical.com mourns the passing of Cleveland-based composer and musical trailblazer Dolores White, who died on Friday at the age of 90.

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DIARY: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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By Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Harps at noon & new jazz compositions this evening

. Remembering Beethoven

HAPPENING TODAY

At noon the ​​BrownBag Concerts present the Salzedo Harp Duo. Harpists Nancy Lendrim and Jody Guinn bring artistry and beauty in an inventive program for harp duo. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave. Free.

At 7:00 pm the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra meets Cleveland Composers Guild. From the Cleveland Composers Guild, new music from: Karen Greibling, Bryan Kennard, William Rayer & Nicholas Underhill. From the CJO, new music from: Chas Baker, Aidan Plank & Brad Wagner. A swinging evening of eight brand new “3rd Stream” compositions that combine jazz and classical elements. Bop Stop, 2920 Detroit Avenue. Tickets are available online. [Read more…]

DIARY: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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By Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Chamber music concerts in Akron and Cleveland.

. Moussorgsky and Rachmaninoff make their exits.

HAPPENING TODAY:

At 7:30 pm the UA Kulas Concert Series presents Sandbox Percussion, contemporary percussion chamber music. In collaboration with Tuesday Musical and Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts. Guzzetta Recital Hall. Tickets are available online.

Also at 7:30 pm the Cleveland Chamber Music Society hosts Anthony McGill, clarinet, Elena Perrroni, Soprano, and Myra Huang, piano. (pictured) Their program features Schubert’s Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) and Sonata in a, “Arpeggione” arranged for clarinet and piano,Lee III’s Chavah’s Daughters Speak, and Still’s Romance. Disciples Christian Church. Read a preview article here. Tickets are available online.

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DIARY: Monday, March 27, 2023

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By Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Uncommon music both on the airwaves and in concert

. Alisa Weilerstein’s Fragments project and Ravenna High School band kids

. Remembering Mistislav Rostropovich, Ferde Grofé, and Grant Johanneson (pictured)

HAPPENING TODAY:

From 2 pm to 4 pm, Eric Charnofsky continues his forays into Not Your Grandmother’s Classical Music with Darius Milhaud’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 295 No. 4, Libby Larsen’s Try Me, Good King: Last Words of the Wives of Henry VIII (soprano and piano), Steven Burke’s Spring Fever for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano, Vincent d’Indy’s Tableaux de voyage (orchestrated), Leoš Janáček’s Little Queens (girls’ choir) & Amy Williams’ Cineshape 4 (solo piano). Click here to listen to the internet feed: or tune in to 91.1 FM in the greater Cleveland area.

8:00 pm – Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project presents Wisconsin-based percussionist Noah Depew & sound and visual designer Jon Muller at Convivium 33 Gallery, 1433 E 33rd St, Cleveland. Suggested donation $15. Click here for more information.

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DIARY: Weekend, March 24-26, 2023

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by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Concerts and more concerts

. Stroud Classical Guitar Competition names young semifinalists (pictured), Music Settlement announces summer camps

. Almanac: royal dedications and the “Brandenburg Concertos,” Béla Bartók topics, forensic clues from Beethoven’s hair

HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND:

Here’s a selection of performances from this weekend’s packed schedule. For a complete list and details visit our Concert Listings page.

On Friday at 7 pm, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, the Cleveland Cello Society will present i Cellisti! 2023, featuring Cleveland Orchestra principal Mark Kosower in solo works by Hans Werner Henze and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, and in a rarely-heard ensemble transcription of the Lalo Cello Concerto for six cellos. Read a preview article here. Tickets available online. [Read more…]

DIARY: Thursday, March 23, 2023

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Today: Folk musician Ben Gage performs with Canton Symphony members, violist Eliesha Nelson (pictured) is featured on LCCC Signature Series, Chattanooga Guitar Duo visits the Dana School of Music, and BW Opera presents Pirates of Penzance 

•Announcement: audition appointments are open for the Cleveland Orchestra Choruses

•Almanac: two major works from the short life of composer Julius Reubke, and a preface to World Tuberculosis Day

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DIARY: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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By Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Weiss & Jones give CIM faculty recital

. Akron Symphony to celebrate 70th season

. Almanac: a “slightly evil” take on the demise of Jean-Baptiste Lully

HAPPENING TODAY:

7:30 pm – CIM Faculty Recital: Richard Weiss, cello, Joela Jones, piano and accordion (pictured). De Falla’s Suite Popular Española, Errollyn Wallen’s Dervish (2001), Matyas Seiber’s Introduction & Allegro & Debussy’s Two Arabesques (arr. Choisnel/Roques), La Plus Que Lente Valse (arr. Kocsis) & Cello Sonata in d. Mixon Hall, 11021 East Blvd, Cleveland. Free, but a reservation is required.

IN THE NEWS:

The Akron Symphony Orchestra will open its 2023-2024 concert season with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on September 29. The program will celebrate the 50th anniversary of EJ Thomas Hall. “We are thrilled to be a part of EJ Thomas Hall’s 50th anniversary celebrations and honored to have the opportunity to open the Akron Symphony Orchestra’s 70th season at this historic venue. [Read more…]

DIARY: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Today: organist Ralph Holzhauser makes a noon-time visit to Church of the Covenant

•Announcement: applications open for Assembly for the Arts’ Creative Impact Fund

•In the news: Met ordered to pay $200K to Netrebko, and a look at the “Violin Capital of China”

•Almanac: electronic music composer Ruth Anderson and one brilliant, funny sound collage

HAPPENING TODAY:

Today’s Tuesday Noon Organ Plus Concert from Church of the Covenant features organist Ralph Holzhauser, who will play music by J.S. Bach (Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 547), Florence Price (Elf on a Moonbeam), Charles-Marie Widor (Final from Symphony No. 8), George Shearing (I Love Thee, Lord and There is a Happy Land), and Marcel Dupré (Prelude and Fugue in B, Op. 7, No. 3). A freewill offering will be taken up.

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