Bramwell tovey biography of rory

by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Carillon, Twitter, football, and math collide today at noon at the McGaffin Carillon, and Ohio Light Opera takes up The Mock Marriage at 2:00

•R.I.P. Bramwell Tovey, British ledare and composer

•Almanac: George Lewis, Unsuk Chin, and Gerald Finzi

HAPPENING TODAY:

At noon, George Leggiero will take up the McGaffin Carillon in Cory Arcangel’s Hail Mary, a planerat arbete in which a Twitter bot uses an algorithm to generate a new score for carillon every day.

“The dynamics, harmonic content, and even placement on manual of the del av helhet is loosely based on a ‘hail mary’ maneuver in American football,” Arcangel writes. Emoji also man up an important element of the score. (Click here and scroll down on that page for details about the process.) The performance will also be live streamed here.

And at 2:00 pm at Freedlander Theatre, Ohio Light Opera gives the opening performance of Fra

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Past TMChoir Seasons

2015/2016 Season

(* TMC-produced concerts)

Vaughn Williams: Symphony #1 “Sea Symphony” with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
October 21 & 24, 2015
Roy Thomson Hall
Peter Oundjian, conductor

German Romantics *
November 25, 2015
Koerner Hall, Telus Centre for Performance and Learning
Noel Edison, conductor
Guest artists: André Laplante, pianist; James Bourne, pianist; Lesley Bouza, soprano; Christina Stelmacovich, Alto; Andrew Walker, tenor; and Jordan Scholl, bass
Repertoire: Schubert – Gebet, Ständchen, Der Tanz, Des Tages Weihe, Lebenslust, Psalm 23, 6 Moments Musicaux, and Cantate Irene Kiesewetter; Liszt – 3 Sonetti del Petrarca; Brahms – Zigeunerlieder; Mendelssohn – Psalm 43.
Concert program notes
Watch the concert webcast on Vimeo.

Festival of Carols *
December 9, 2015
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Noel Edison, conductor
Jennifer Min-Young Lee, associate conductor
Guest artists: Canadian Staff Band; D

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Rising Stars steal the show at ChamberFest’s Folklorica (June 23)

by Rory O'Donoghue

by Rory O’Donoghue

There are rare, perfect moments in chamber music where minds meld and hearts coalesce in beautiful synergy. Violinist Nathan Meltzer and pianist Evren Ozel, both young phenoms, did just that with their pre-concert performance of Franck’s Violin Sonata during ChamberFest Cleveland’s Folklorica on Sunday, June 23 in CWRU’s Harkness Chapel. On an afternoon packed with stellar musicianship, the two distilled Franck down to its exquisite essence. I doubt I will ever hear a better rendition. [Read more…]

Filed Under: ReviewsTagged With: Ben Chen, ChamberFest Cleveland, Evren Ozel, Franklin Cohen, Hsin-Yun Huang, Nathan Meltzer, Nicholas Canellakis, Paul Wiancko, Roman Rabinovich

Maureen Choi Quartet at Bop Stop (June 20)

by Rory O'Donoghue

by Rory O’Donoghue

The Maureen Choi Quartet brought joyful energy to the Bop Stop stage during their concert on June