Thursday, March 3,2011
Boulder Bach Festival tackles classical classics
By Peter Alexander
But there is one composer who is universally admired: J.S. Bach. He wasn't a great innovator. He didn't found a school. He was considered a poor second choice for his most important position, and his music was considered out of date by the time he died.
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Thursday, February 17,2011
Hilary Hahn waltzes into Macky
By Peter Alexander
'I had thought about programming an Antheil sonata a long time ago,' she says. 'I revisited the idea because I read Antheil's autobiography. ... I was curious to listen to the sonatas again and see what I thought of them, and the one that I wanted to hear was this one.
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Thursday, February 10,2011
Boulder Chamber Orchestra presents a program of little-known classics
By Peter Alexander
Saless holds a doctorate in theoretical physics from the University of Colorado Boulder. He taught physics at CU and at the Colorado School of Mines. He was a research scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Center and, yes, at Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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Thursday, January 13,2011
Ensemble tackles Frank Zappa’s orchestral side
By Peter Alexander
The program in the current season that best combines both interests will be the orchestra's next concert, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Macky Auditorium on the CU campus.
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Thursday, January 6,2011
Takács Quartet tackles pieces by the father of the string quartet
By Peter Alexander
Quartet-in-residence at the CU College of Music since 1983, the Takács Quartet has been selling out its concerts in CU's 500-seat Grusin Hall almost from its arrival in Boulder: first one performance each of six programs every year, then a second...
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Thursday, November 18,2010
Imani Winds throws expectations out the window
By Peter Alexander
In fact, the distinctive woodwind quintet was founded on the ideal of breaking new ground, both in its makeup all five members are musicians of color and in its programming, which joins traditional European concert music with music from other cultures, especially African-American and Latin American.
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Thursday, October 28,2010
Cirque de la Symphonie adds visuals to orchestral performance
By Peter Alexander
Cirque de la Symphonie adds visuals to orchestral performance
Everyone loves a circus. Even at the symphony in the temple of high culture?
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Thursday, October 7,2010
The Lehnert Solo/Duo plays a final concert at CU
By Peter Alexander
After intermission, Oswald will play a series of duo performances, starting with a Handel Passacaglia with his son, cellist Oswald Lehnert III. Next up is a pair of pieces with harpist Janet Harriman, and then two pieces by the Argentinean tango composer Astor Piazzolla with guitarist Jonathan Leatherwood.
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Thursday, September 23,2010
By Peter Alexander
But the CU College of Music is presenting a five-day Stockhausen Festival from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3 with three full concerts, including many of Stockhausens most influential pieces and some that have never been performed in the United States before. (See the list of concerts at right.
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Thursday, September 9,2010
The Boulder Philharmonic gears up for 53rd season
By Peter Alexander
In recognition of the concert date, the orchestra will play music that was inspired by heroes: Aaron Coplands Fanfare for the Common Man, written to honor the unsung heroes of World War II; his Lincoln Portrait, narrated by Boulder story-teller Bill Mooney; and Beethovens Symphony No.
