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Messiah again? Really?
As we discuss and finalize next season, the ABO staff is excited about the possibility of doing another Messiah project. I am too. Yet in my mind I hear other voices saying something else. They’re my...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Herr Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach, born this day in 1685, is perhaps the most lauded and revered of all famous “classical” composers. His music transcends. I’ve sat through jaw-dropping, absolutely brilliant...
View ArticleOh No, Not Tchaikovsky Too!/More vibrato, please….PLEASE
Sir Roger Norrington pushes listeners and lovers of “classical music” to the edge. It’s bad enough that he recorded the Beethoven symphonies a while back with strict adherence to the metronome markings...
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So, what’s next?
On April 30 ABO completed the fourth project of our first season, and in just a few weeks we’ll be one year old. That’s quite a milestone, and we’ll happily reflect on our first year when the time...
View ArticleBecause words can’t be ignored
One of the many contributions of historical performance practice is dispelling the notion that instrumental and vocal music should be treated as distinct or separate enterprises. Some of the finest...
View ArticleMusic that disappears…the good ache
Several months ago Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, music director, invited me to do some transcriptions and arrangements of Slavic 17th century music to be performed at their season opener...
View ArticleAnd we’re off…
A few weeks from now we’ll open our season at ABO with an exciting and likely once in a lifetime event. Renowned baroque violinist Jaap Schröder will lead ABO musicians in a program of hidden treasures...
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Baroque Music’s Curb Appeal: Our Approach to Style
An appealing home before an extrerior makeover There are certain thoughts and observations on the evolution of baroque performance practice that I’ve been trying to express, but haven’t been able to....
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