by Daniel Hathaway
IN THIS EDITION:
. MLK Weekend events (pictured: Dr. King in Cleveland, July 29, 1967, Cleveland Press photo by Van Dillard)
. Innovators: Did Denner invent the clarinet? Köchel did create a catalog of Mozart’s works, Schenker originated the Urlinie, and Schindler concocted quite a few facts about Beethoven
. Timeline dates to recognize: birthdays of McGegan & Horne, demises of Skinner, Toscanini, and Leonhardt
THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS:
Today at 7:00 pm organist Nicholas Schmelter (First Presbyterian Church, Caro, MI) will play music by Georgi Mushel, Marcel Dupré, Georg Böhm, J.S. Bach, Louis Vierne, John Cook, and M. Searle Wright at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, Cleveland. Freewill offering.
At 7:30 pm Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra in music by Berg and Schubert. Soloists include Joélle Harvey, soprano, Daryl Freedman, mezzo-soprano Julian Prégardien and Martin Mitterrutzner, tenor, and Dashon Burton, bass-baritone. The program is repeated on Saturday at 8:00 pm. Severance Music Center. Tickets available online. [Read more…]