by Jarrett Hoffman
IN THIS EDITION:
•Today: a pair of free concerts from pianist Nathan Carterette and the Choir of Notre-Dame Cathedral
•Announcements: CIM, BW & Cleveland Opera Theater recognized for Digital Excellence in Opera, and two upcoming events at BW — “Queer Arts in Northeast Ohio” and a conversation with Eric Whitacre
•Interesting reads: findings from studies on gender imbalance at opera companies and arts & economic prosperity
•Almanac: Wynton Marsalis, Howard Shore, Charles Gounod, and Gussie Lord Davis — the first Black songwriter to reach Tin Pan Alley fame
HAPPENING TODAY:
At noon, pianist Nathan Carterette will play music by Alexander Scriabin and Sergei Rachmaninoff in a Trinity Cathedral Brownbag Concert.
And at 7:30, the Choir of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, France (pictured), directed by Henri Chalet and featuring organist Yves Castagnet, will play works by Jehan Alain, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Duruflé, Louis Vierne, César Franck, Francis Poulenc, and Castagnet himself at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. The performance is part of the Helen D. Schubert Concert Series.
A freewill offering will be taken up at both events.
IN THIS EDITION:
At the relatively young age of 54, Wynton Marsalis has been a prominent star in the jazz world for many decades now. Many facets of his celebrated talent were showcased on Saturday, August 29, when he brought the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Blossom both to perform alone, and later to join forces with The Cleveland Orchestra in a performance of his Swing Symphony. 
I had no idea how wonderful a jazz orchestra would sound in Severance Hall! With discreet miking and an excellent speaker system, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis produced tremendously vivid music which the hall supported and enriched just as it does with Mozart and Mahler. Even the visuals seemed to converge: the ornate 1920s Art Deco roulades of the ceiling were perfectly matched by the intricate roulades of the extended solo improvisations. 