by Jarrett Hoffman
IN THIS EDITION:
•Today: organ at the Covenant (Steven Plank) and with the CIM Orchestra (Daniel Colanger), Cleveland Orchestra tells a story of immigration, and an advance screening of CHEVALIER
•Announcements: Contemporary Youth Orchestra auditions and Oberlin Trumpet Workshop application deadline
•Almanac: the late Harrison Birtwistle and The Minotaur
HAPPENING TODAY:
At 12:00 pm as part of the Tuesday Noon Organ Plus series at Church of the Covenant, Steven Plank will take to the Newberry Organ to play music by Heinrich Scheidemann, William Byrd, Thomas Tomkins, Henry Purcell, Dietrich Buxtehude, and Jan Pieterzoon Sweelinck. Program details and the livestream link can be found here. A freewill offering will be taken up.
Organ will also be featured when conductor Carlos Kalmar and the CIM Orchestra take the stage at Kulas Hall at 7:30 pm. That program includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1, Bizet’s Carmen Suites Nos. 1 & 2, and Joseph Jongen’s Symphonie Concertante featuring organist Daniel Colanger as soloist. It’s free but reservations are required.
Also at 7:30, assistant conductor Daniel Reith and The Cleveland Orchestra will present Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America. Combining music, narration, and historic images, the multimedia work also features seven actors portraying seven immigrants from seven countries. The concert takes place at Severance Music Center and lasts one hour with no intermission. Reserve your free tickets here, and read a preview article by Mike Telin here.
And at 7:00 pm at Cinemark At Valley View and XD, you can catch an advance screening of CHEVALIER, the upcoming film about violinist-composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges that releases in theaters on April 21. Download a free Admit Two pass here.