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The Mystery Concert

16 May 2012

Inside the Classics

We’re taking questions and ideas from the room this month, and as I mentioned at the end of my last post, commenter Michael presented us with an intriguing marketing idea: Here’s what I want to know: if the audience came a concert knowing that...

Fresh Ideas

14 May 2012

Inside the Classics

My last post on how I had nothing to write about generated a few interesting questions that I responded to in the comments, but it also included a couple of reader ideas that I think are worth getting into more deeply. First up, here’s Simon: ...

I Got Nothing. What’ve You Got?

7 May 2012

Inside the Classics

Ordinarily, when this blog goes dark for a week or more, it’s because I’m so absurdly overwhelmed with work that I haven’t had time to write. But this time – for the first time ever, I think, it happened because I’ve been unable to think of a sing...

Dandelion Break

26 Apr 2012

Inside the Classics

We’ll get back to Judd’s post-premiere thoughts soon, I promise – he’s in the one of the busiest stretches of his season at the moment, and I told him there was no hurry. Hopefully we’ll have more from ItC’s favorite composer by early next week. I...

Seen Through a Lens: John Dancy's Look at the NCS

24 Apr 2012

North Carolina Symphony Blog

When former NBC correspondent and anchor John Dancy retired after 27 years of reporting the events of the world from London, Berlin, Moscow and Washington, DC, he and his wife, Ann, decided to make their home in Durham. Luckily for the NC Symphony...

May 10th concert features Matthew Barnson’s three violin sonatas

24 Apr 2012

Music at Yale

“His work is fresh and arises from a distinct personality.” – San Francisco Classical Voice The Yale School of Music presents a Doctor of Musical Arts recital featuring the music of Matthew Barnson on Thursday, May 10, 2012. This perfor...

Judd on Acadia, Editing, and Big, Messy Orchestras

17 Apr 2012

Inside the Classics

As promised, here’s the first installment of my post-premiere conversation with Judd. I knew he’d been thrilled with the performances of Acadia and the audience reaction to it, but I wanted to know more about how his time in Minneapolis had info...

Sinfonietta Confidential

17 Apr 2012

North Carolina Symphony Blog

Music Director Grant Llewellyn and the North Carolina Symphony Youth SInfonietta present theirsecond concert of the season this coming Sunday, April 22 at 2pm in Kenan Recital Hall on the William Peace University campus. Sinfonietta member Jackso...

The Listening Room: Greenstein’s Acadia

16 Apr 2012

Inside the Classics

Two weeks ago, as we wrapped up the MicroCommission Project with two electric performances of Judd Greenstein’s Acadia , I promised that we’d have Judd back on the blog this week to put a bow on the whole affair. Throughout the week, I’ll be back...

Hotter Than Hot

13 Apr 2012

Inside the Classics

If you’re attending any of this week’s concerts, you may be surprised to read in the program notes that the second movement of James Stephenson’s new violin concerto was inspired by none other than legendary jazzman Louis Armstrong. Stephenson’s...

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