This set will be a deep journey into nostalgia for Supertramp fans who were of impressionable age during the band's 1970s heyday.
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Documentary Review: ‘Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn’ – Rescuing Fanny Mendelssohn and Her Music from Undeserved Obscurity
The life of Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix's older sister and an important composer in her own right, springs into color in a recent documentary.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘no no no please no god no, nevermind i’m fine’ – Sarina Freda’s Epic Bad Acid Trip
We move with Freda from fascination to terror as she eventually confronts that abyss of ego-death so well-known to those who've tried psychedelic drugs.
Read More »Concert Review: Charleston Symphony, Its Youth Orchestra, and the College of Charleston Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
Professional and student orchestras from Charleston, NC debuted at Carnegie Hall with Charleston-related music and the Harlem Quartet.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Measure for Measure’ by William Shakespeare, from the Eno River Players
The touch of this production feels just right – deep enough, with just enough shiny surface atop undercurrents of evil and insanity.
Read More »Concert Review: The Dessoff Choirs – ‘Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight’ by Florence Price, plus Brahms, the Schumanns and More
Price's setting displays chordal majesty worthy of Handel; I felt I could sense the composer pouring all her power into the music.
Read More »Music Review: Parlando Chamber Orchestra – ‘Censored Anthems’
The album's tales are told in music by two Soviet-era Russian composers, Dmitri Shostakovich and Mieczysław Weinberg, and one Armenian, Edvard Mirzoyan, son of a survivor of the Armenian Genocide.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Charleston Symphony CEO Michael Smith on Charleston Celebration at Carnegie Hall
The Charleston Symphony, College of Charleston Orchestra, and Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra will make their respective debuts at Carnegie Hall on February 26.
Read More »Premiere Chinese Classical Music Event, YMCG, Featured More Than 27% International Participants
The January 2025 edition of YMCG gathered students and professionals from southern China and around the world for training, mentorships and performances.
Read More »Music Review: ‘The Korngold Symphony’
A new release pairs a historic recording of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's only symphony with a treasure from the family vaults: a performance by the composer of his piano transcription.
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