by Daniel Hathaway
HAPPENING TODAY:
7:00 pm – Isabelle and Raphael Olivier. This French mother-son duo from Paris share their artistic palette of harp and guitar. Ranging from jazz standards to modern improvisations and traditional French songs, their program will feature original music inspired by the open minds and hearts of the people, places, and moments they’ve experienced. Reithoffer’s, 17711 Ravenna Road, Auburn Township. Tickets available online.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Cleveland Arts Prize has announced its current recipients (pictured in the montage above). Click here for details.
TODAY’S ALMANAC:
On August 14, 1987, American composer Vincent Persichetti died in Philadelphia at age 72.He is known for his vast catalog of works that include nine symphonies, over a dozen keyboard sonatas, and many works for chorus and wind ensemble. One of the strongest aspects of his legacy is represented in those latter two genres, where his music often acts as an introduction for young people to classical music from the second half of the 20th century.
At least two of Persichetti’s works are known to have been premiered in Northeast Ohio: the Masquerade, Op. 102 (in a 1966 performance by the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory Band with Persichetti conducting), and the Second Harpsichord Sonata, Op. 146 (performed by Elaine Comparone in Cleveland in 1982).
Click here to hear “The Singing Men of Ohio” perform Persichetti’s Song of Peace in 2018 in Athens.
