by Jarrett Hoffman
IN THIS EDITION:
•Today: OLO opens H.M.S. Pinafore, music from ChamberFest Cleveland, and a broadcast from CIPC for Young Artists
•Announcements: Assembly for the Arts discusses “Creative Income for Artists, Nonprofits, and Businesses”
•Almanac: a trio of American composers — Hale Smith, Leroy Anderson & Bernard Herrmann (pictured)
HAPPENING TODAY:
Ohio Light Opera presents the opening matinee of Gilbert & Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore at 2:00 pm at Freedlander Theatre in Wooster, ChamberFest Cleveland turns to music by Lera Auerbach, Beethoven, and Sergey Taneyev at 7:30 pm at CIM’s Mixon Hall, and at that same hour CIPC for Young Artists continues its First Round Broadcasts (there’s also a free watch party at 5:00 at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo). More details in our Concert Listings.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
On July 13 at 6:00 pm, Assembly for the Arts will host a discussion titled “REvision: Creative Income for Artists, Nonprofits, and Businesses,” to include topics such as “fiscal sponsorship, lending and financial institutions, and other methods for accessing and generating income.” Click here for more information and to register.
TODAY’S ALMANAC:
A trio of American composers stands out among today’s anniversaries.
Hale Smith, who was born in Cleveland on this date in 1925 and was awarded a Cleveland Arts Prize in 1973, was known for his expertise in both classical music and jazz — and in bringing those genres together. A great example of that synthesis is his septet Dialogues and Commentaries (1990-91). Click here to listen to a recording by the ensemble Boston Music Viva, and here for an excellent survey of his works, The Music of Hale Smith.
Leroy Anderson, born on this date in 1908 in Cambridge, has been called the “unrivaled master of the light orchestral miniature.” Those are the words of former New York Times classical music critic Anthony Tommasini, who advocated for Anderson as ideal pandemic listening. One of the composer’s most popular pieces is Bugler’s Holiday, performed here by Cleveland Orchestra principal trumpet Michael Sachs and a pair of students from Sachs’ old stomping grounds: UCLA and Santa Monica High School. The UCLA Wind Ensemble is led by Travis J. Cross.
Feel-good music is not a category in which you would put Bernard Herrmann (born in 1911 in New York City) — unless maybe you’re a serial killer. Considered one of history’s greatest composers for the silver screen, he’s particularly known for his scores to Alfred Hitchcock films. Click here to watch Keith Lockhart and the BBC Concert Orchestra perform the Psycho Suite — including music from the famous, shrieking shower scene.