Maestro

How could I miss Lorin Maazel at the Center Stage? Oh that's right..I had a another performance, in the same space ....but I felt a strange frisson knowing he was in the same building.  And during our break, I heard what I think was Denyce Grave's lustrous voice piped through the audio monitors...

 http://ideastations.org/radio/archive/2011-07-21-lorin-maazel-makes-his-richmond-debut

Jeremy Denk on Beethoven, the Comedian

Yea!  One of my favorite bloggers has posted again after a too long hiatus.  In "Congratulate Yourself Beethoven," Jeremy Denk explores humor in Beethoven's Op. 31 piano sonata.  Replete with audio references and snippets of the score, Denk's bloggery is among the best on the intertubes.  His keen observations are beyond brilliant, well written, witty, on point.  I gush....

Richmond Symphony Masterworks Summer broadcast series on WCVE

"The Richmond Symphony Summer Concert Series begins on WCVE Public Radio Saturday, July 9 at 1:00 p.m. and will run over eight consecutive Saturdays, ending on August 27. The two-hour program is hosted by WCVE Public Radio’s Bobbie Barajas.

The series will feature the entire Masterwork Series from the 2010-2011 concert season and will also feature interviews with Richmond Symphony Music Director Steven Smith." (from ideastations.org)

The first broadcast is this Saturday.  Click below the jump to see the full schedule!

Richmond Concert Band Plays its 40th Fourth of July

Our own Dogwood Dell Fourth of July celebration may be the only place in America where you can here Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture performed with a live ensemble, a carillon, cannon fire, and the fireworks all on-site, not scattered about, piped in, or pre-recorded.  The Richmond Concert Band has a 40 year tradition of entertaining the masses at this fun celebration.

Click here for an interview with Richmond Concert Band director Dr. Mark Poland on our local radio station, WCVE.  The Monday evening performance begins at 5 pm--an eclectic mixture of hip hop and jazz precedes a carillon concert at 7 pm.  The Concert Band is meant to take the stage at 7:30 pm.  It may rain Monday--check your weather forecast.