by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Cooper International Competition

. 2022/23 Signature Series at LCCC

. Carlos Salzedo and Ira Gershwin make their exits — George William Warren and Thomas Jefferson (T.J.) Anderson make their entrances

TODAY’S EVENTS:

The Thomas and Evon Cooper International Violin Competition continues at the Oberlin Conservatory.

After two days of performances, six participants have been selected to advance to Round Two in sessions today at 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm, when they will perform 45-minute programs with piano. Congratulations to these outstanding musicians.

(Pictured left to right): Audrey Goodner, 16, Reston, Virginia (U.S.A.), Bianca Ciubancan, 16, Chicago, Illinois (U.S.A.), Seohyun Kim, 13, Seoul (SOUTH KOREA), Kento Hong, 16, Edgemont, New York (U.S.A.), Sameer Agrawal, 17, Chicago, Illinois (U.S.A.), and Calvin Alexander, 17, Shreveport, Louisiana (U.S.A.).

Both sessions are free and are held in Warner Concert Hall and will be streamed live on oberlin.edu and The Violin Channel. [Read more…]

by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Offbeat classical selections on WRUW, Cooper violin competition opens at Oberlin (pictured: contestants from 2017)

. Reviews of U.S. concerts by the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra in New York and Washington, D.C.

. Anniversaries of the developer of the metronome, the inventor of the Theremin, and an African British composer, and a few settings of the Magnificat to mark the Feast of the Assumption

TODAY’S EVENTS: [Read more…]

by Daniel Hathaway

 TODAY’S ENTRIES:

. The Fantasticks at Ohio Light Opera

. Do these three teasers make you want to click through and read the articles?

. Almanac: three avant-garde composers celebrate birthdays — know them?

ON TODAY:

At 2:00 pm the Ohio Light Opera continues its outdoor run of The Fantasticks on the lawn of the Wayne Center for the Arts in Wooster. In case of rain, the performance will be moved to Freedlander Theatre. Tickets available online. [Read more…]

by Daniel Hathaway

TODAY’S ENTRIES:

. Locals Gabriella Haigh, Randall Fusco, and Joela Jones featured on Charnofksy’s radio show

. Girls join John’s choir at Cambridge U., new comic opera at Glimmerglass, Rhiannon Giddens “reweaves” Silk Road Ensemble, update on Afghanistan Music School

. Almanac honors Canadian composer & environmentalist R. Murray Shafer [Read more…]

by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. String Quartets, Orchestra concerts, Light Opera, and a trio of Carillons

. Concert updates and news bits from Ohio Light Opera, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, Cleveland Classical Guitar Society and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

. From Van: Two young musicians survive their orchestral trial years in Germany

. Almanac: birth anniversaries of Linda Ronstad, James MacMillan, and Peter Schickele (aka P.D.Q. Bach)

THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS:

On Friday July 15 at 7:00 pm the Callisto Quartet (pictured, Cameron Daly & Gregory Lewis, violins, Eva Kennedy, viola, Hannah Moses, cello) performs Haydn’s Quartet op.76, no. 4, Debussy’s. Quartet and Mendelssohn’s Quartet, op. 13 at the Solon Center for the Arts. Tickets are available online. [Read more…]

by Daniel Hathaway

TODAY’S ENTRIES:

. Pirates in Wooster, McGill/McHale Trio in Kent

. Nagy receives EMA award for SalonEra, Littler hangs up his notebook in Toronto

. Schoenberg and Maazel exit, Ben Franklin creates new instrument

ON TODAY:

At 2:00 pm Ohio Light Opera continues its run of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance with a special Kids Day performance in Wooster’s Freedlander Theatre. You can purchase tickets here.

At 7:30 pm this week’s Kent/Blossom Faculty Concert features Kulas Visiting Artist, the McGill/McHale Trio —  Anthony McGill, clarinet, Demarre McGill, flute and Michael McHale, piano. [Read more…]

by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. A checklist of weekend events (and a cancellation)

. Les Délices and Cleveland Pops announce seasons, news briefs from Chicago, Atlanta, and the opera-loving English countryside, and unearthing Ukraine’s cultural heritage

. Almanac: George Antheil enters the world

THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS:

On Friday at 12:15 pm McGaffin carillonneur George Leggiero will strike the University Circle bells with music by Peter Paul Olejar celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of such American outdoor attractions as New York’s Central Park and the Wade Lagoon at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Music by Handel and a pair of 20th-century sarabandes too. Can’t make it in person? There’s also a live stream. [Read more…]

 by Daniel Hathaway

TODAY’S ENTRIES:

. News Briefs: Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and Assembly for the Arts receive $3.3 million from the American Rescue Plan Act

. Interesting Reads & Listens: canceling the “1812,” musical chairs at Westminster Abbey & St. John’s Cambridge, a conversation between Pierre van der Westhuizen and Aaron Dworkin

. Almanac: celebrating birthdays of Ashkenazy, Hartke, and Morricone

ON TODAY:

Ohio Light Opera continues its run of The Student Prince at 2:00 pm at Freedlander Theatre in Wooster. Purchase tickets here.

There are two concerts in Kent today at 7:30 pm.  [Read more…]