by Jarrett Hoffman
IN THIS EDITION:
•Today: two performances at Oberlin inspired by the total solar eclipse, plus a sax quartet in Rocky River and Handel’s Messiah at Case
•Announcements: a cancellation and postponement from CityMusic, a new Cleveland Orchestra release through partnership with Apple Music, and an opening for Executive Director of the Central Ohio Symphony
•Almanac: Michael Daugherty and János Starker
by Jarrett Hoffman
IN THIS EDITION:
•Les Délices’ The White Cat on digital, Cleveland Orchestra with MTT and cellist Gautier Capuçon, and No Exit with cimbalom player Chester Englander
•Tim Cutler found safe, bonuses for young professionals from Nu Deco and TMA, and two Cleveland Orchestra staffing updates
•Almanac: Michael Daugherty and János Starker
by Daniel Hathaway
One of the latest instrumental ensembles to announce a new season of concerts, BlueWater Chamber Orchestra began 2021-2022 with an imaginative program on November 20 at the Breen Center at St. Ignatius High School in Ohio City. The time was unusual — Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm.
Music director and conductor Daniel Meyer built his playlist around Cleveland themes and scenes. “Exploration CLE” made use of engaging selections from the classical canon and beyond that celebrated “what makes Cleveland so special.” Happily, he and his musicians avoided constructing a visual slide show, choosing to let the music speak for itself. [Read more…]
by Mike Telin
In a celebration of popular culture in Waetjen Auditorium at Cleveland State University on Saturday evening, December 12, music director Liza Grossman and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra offered up terrific performances of clever works by Leonard Bernstein, Michael Daugherty, and DeeJay Doc. [Read more…]
by Mike Telin
The Contemporary Youth Orchestra will present the first concert of its 21st season on Saturday, December 12 at 7:00 pm in Waetjen Auditorium at Cleveland State University. “The orchestra is exceptionally strong this year and has a sense of maturity not just in their work ethic, which they have always had, but also in their technical ability,” CYO founder and Liza Grossman said during a telephone conversation. Grossman will lead her young musicians in Leonard Bernstein’s Mambo, Dee Jay Doc’s Trust-Belt City: Concerto for Turntable and Orchestra, and the centerpiece of Saturday’s program, Michael Daugherty’s Metropolis Symphony.
“I like Michael’s music very much and CYO has explored quite a bit of it, including movements from this symphony,” Grossman said, “but I wanted to wait for the right time to perform the entire symphony.” [Read more…]