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DIARY: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

September 20, 2023 by Jarrett Hoffman

by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Today: guitarist Jason Vieaux and cellist Bryan Dumm concertize together at CIM

•Submission deadlines: National Association of Latino Arts & Culture grants, Arts Impact Ohio conference session ideas, and Arts Midwest videography

Interesting read: Met Opera commission to highlight the heroism of Ukrainian mothers

•Almanac: composer Uuno Klami and violinist Kathleen Parlow, “the lady of the golden bow”

HAPPENING TODAY:

A CIM faculty recital at 7:30 pm at Mixon Hall will feature guitarist Jason Vieaux and cellist Bryan Dumm in music by Máximo Diego Pujol, Francis Kleynjans, John Williams, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Radamés Gnatalli, and Jason Vieaux himself. Reservations (free) are already sold out, but there’s also a livestream you can catch. Another option: call the box office to check on availability and join the waiting list. More information here.

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DIARY: Tuesday, September 20, 2022

September 20, 2022 by Jarrett Hoffman

by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•The Kurt Rosenwinkel Quartet at Oberlin’s Cat in the Cream tonight

•New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets By Women Composers, curated by Terri Lyne Carrington (left)

•Almanac: violinist Kathleen Parlow (“The lady of the golden bow”) and Finnish composer Uuno Klami, drawing on the folklore of his home country

HAPPENING TODAY:

Nothing in the classical scene tonight, but at 8:30 pm jazz guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel and his quartet will play a free show at Oberlin’s Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse, sponsored by the Oberlin Jazz Society. Rosenwinkel is joined by pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson.

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Cleveland Orchestra’s holiday concerts return with plenty of festive cheer (Dec. 11)

by Stephanie Manning

This article was originally published on Cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — If the twinkling lights, leafy green garlands and festive poinsettias didn’t already clue you in, the holidays have arrived at Severance Music Center. ‘Tis the season for annual traditions — including The Cleveland Orchestra’s holiday concerts, which began on Wednesday evening.

Running through December 22, the programs feature plenty of seasonal classics plus some potential new favorites. The first performance proved that this mix is a delightful recipe for festive cheer.

“Look at you all, out on a school night!” conductor Sarah Hicks proclaimed joyfully from the podium. Just as many concertgoers donned red outfits to get into the spirit, Mandel Concert Hall was also decked out with decorations and stage lighting effects.

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Oberlin Conservatory convincingly tells Omar’s story (Dec. 8)

by Stephanie Manning

The Cleveland premiere of Rhiannon Giddens’ and Michael Abels’ Pultizer Prize-winning opera Omar on December 8 at the Maltz Performing Arts Center proved that concert productions of opera can succeed without sets, elaborate costumes and extensive staging. Indeed, the Oberlin Conservatory presentation offered more than enough to keep the audience in the crowded house enthralled.

The Opera, which was also presented at Oberlin’s Finney Chapel two days earlier, is based on the 1831 autobiography of Muslim scholar Omar ibn Said, the only such work written by an enslaved person during their enslavement, and the only such document written in Arabic.

Rhiannon Giddens’ brilliant libretto chronicles the life of ibn Said, beginning in present-day Senegal and following him through his capture, journey via the Middle Passage, and enslavement in North and South Carolina. [Read on…]

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