A frequent complaint about classical music performances is that they’re too formal and stuffy, with a complicated, unspoken code of etiquette that makes new listeners …
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Category Archives: orchestral music
On Friday, January 27, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (a.k.a. BMOP) presented Strange Bedfellows: Unexpected Concertos, showcasing instruments don’t get to be concerto soloists as …
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Greetings from sunny California, music nerds! I touched down in Los Angeles yesterday, and I’ve been tooling around in my rented Hyundai Sonata – very …
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Greetings, music nerds! I must apologize — I’ve been away far too long, and I have plenty to catch up on. For one thing, GRAMMY …
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Look! It’s Miss Music Nerd at the Movies! (With her date, McDoc, of course!) Problem #1: Live orchestral performances can be rather stuffy, formal affairs, …
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On Thursday morning, I attended an open rehearsal of the Boston Symphony, in preparation for this weekend’s performances, which include the world première of a …
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GRAMMY®-nominated violist Eliesha Nelson has a lot going on these days. In addition to playing viola in the Cleveland Orchestra, she has embarked on a …
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For classical music nerds, the term ‘Double Concerto’ might likely bring to mind Vivaldi‘s many works for pairs of violins or other instruments, or for …
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Music Nerd Andy, who keep tabs on the classical scene in St. Louis and environs, passed along an offer from his home team, the St. …
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Boston Symphony Orchesra featuring Bryn Terfel: Music of Richard Wagner, Saturday, October 1, 2010 Cantata Singers Chamber Series: Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sunday, October …
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