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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Opera on Letterman
You may have heard me mention before airing this ensemble piece from the end of Act I of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville that is was performed live on CBS’s Late Show With David Letterman. Proof’s in the pudding: (This … Continue reading
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Where are the Best Small Concerts?
by James Hogan Back not too long ago when I was in college, I would sometimes spend Friday nights in a somewhat Bohemian way. My friend Nick rented a house on the top of a mountain, and I would drive … Continue reading
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Tagged classical, concerts, James Hogan, jazz, local music, Mid-South Navy Band
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CSO Dazzles Again
This was the last performance under a guest conductor, and I regret I was only able to see two of the eight. Which conductor did you enjoy more? Which conductor might make a better fit for the Charlotte Symphony?
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: ‘A Musical Celebration’
By Benjamin K. Roe Music in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. went far beyond “We Shall Overcome.” You can find the earliest evidence in his boyhood home on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, steps away from the celebrated … Continue reading
Watch Your Radio III
Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4. Be patient, it may take this video a moment to load. Keep an eye on the string players. They work together like synchronized swimmers.
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Schulz’s Beethoven: Schoeder’s Muse
by James Hogan I just had to share this article from the New York Times. Remember all those wonderful Peanuts comic strips featuring Schroeder? He would be at his piano, and often in the comic strip panel, the reader would … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethoven, Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown, classical music, comic strip, James Hogan, Peanuts, Schroeder, WDAV
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