by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Charnofsky spins music you probably don’t know (but might)

. Having fun at the opera in Toronto

. Beethoven studies with Haydn

TODAYS EVENTS:

On the radio & the internet: from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Eric Charnofsky hosts “Not Your Grandmother’s Classical Music, featuring Irving Fine’s Symphony (1962), Gabriel Pierné: Poème symphonique for piano and orchestra, Archduke Rudolph’s Trio in E-flat for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Five Preludes, for guitar, Clarice Assad’ Metamorfose, for viola and piano, and Stanley Leonard’s Quarimba, for four marimbas. Click here to listen to the internet feed or tune in to 91.1 FM in the greater Cleveland area

INTERESTING READ:

Events by Toronto companies like Opera Revue, Against the Grain and Tapestry Opera are part of an effort to make the art form more accessible. Read Joshua Chong’s article in the Toronto Star, “Forget the ‘hoity-toity tuxes and gowns’ — at Opera Revue you can cheer and holler. No shushing allowed.” [Read more…]

by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. City Music & No Exit along with a load of holiday-themed concerts

. Remembering Franck and Messiaen (pictured) on their birth anniversaries

TODAYS EVENTS:

On Friday the 9th at 7:30 at Lakewood Congregational Church, CityMusic Orchestra, led by guest conductor Stefan Willich, and featuring trumpeter Jack Sutte and soprano Chabrelle Williams, will perform Mozart’s Overture and “Deh vieni non tardar” from The Marriage of Figaro and Symphony No. 40 along with Neruda’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Verdi’s “Caro nome” from Rigoletto, and Puccini’s “O Mio Babbino Caro” from Gianni Schicchi. The program will be repeated on Saturday the 10th at 7:30 at the Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, and Sunday the 11th at 3 at Federated Church. All performances are free.

Also on Friday. No Exit New Music will present a 7:30 concert at Kent State University’s Ludwig Recital Hall that includes three world premieres: David Glaser’s Aurora II, Max Friedman’s Butter-Iider, and Frank Wiley’s The Dream of Sisyphus, along with Henry Cowell’s The Banshee and Tiger, and Ladislav Kubik’s Nocturnes. Read a preview article here. The concert is free. [Read more…]

by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Britten at Trinity at noon, Apollo’s Fire and Trio Mediaeval in Lakewood and at CMA tonight

. Oberlin Orchestra concert available for replay

TODAYS EVENTS:

Today at Noon at Trinity Cathedral the high voices of the Cathedral Choir and harpist Jody Guinn will present Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols. Freewill offering.

At 7:00 pm, Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrrell will continue their run of performances of Handel’s Messiah at  Lakewood United Methodist Church. Sopranos Sonya Headlam and Erica Schuller, mezzo-sopranos Amanda Crider and Kim Leeds, tenor Steven Caldicott Wilson, and baritone Edward Vogel are the soloists. Tickets are available online. [Read more…]

by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Exploring new repertory with WRUW’s Eric Charnofsky

. Cleveland Orchestra joins Symphony Live, proposes 12-days of Christmas gift list

. Should other minds complete great unfinished musical works?

TODAYS EVENTS:

Explore off-the-beaten-track music from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm with host Eric Charnofsky on “Not Your Grandmother’s Classical Music,” including Kazuo Fukushima’s Mei for solo flute, Louis Andriessen’s Facing Death transcribed for saxophone quartet, Michael Kurek’s Moon Canticle for harp, Pamela Decker’s Flores del Desierto (Tangos for Organ), Julius Röntgen’s Sonata in E for violin and piano, and a realization of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 10, a single movement piece assembled from sketches by Dr. Barry Cooper. To connect, click here, or tune in to 91.1 FM in the greater Cleveland area.

QUICK LINKS:

Cleveland Orchestra joins Symphony Live and suggests a 12 Days of Christmas gift list. [Read more…]