Archive for the ‘Classical’ Category
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Jazz and classical pianist and composer Harry Pickens has put together a special concert to benefit the family of Maria Ndimuzigo, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident recently. She sang with the World Refugee Day choir last year and leaves behind two young daughters.
Harry Pickens, Piano (plus special guests)
Saturday, November 8, 2008
8 P.M.
University of Louisville
Comstock Concert Hall
Admission Free — Donations will be accepted
For more information, call 502 479 0697.
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
The October cover story for Louisville Music News is the Troubadours of Divine Bliss. Check that out, along with all the latest columns, performance and CD reviews in the print edition.
The deadtree copies will be on the street beginning today - later than usual, due to the problems caused by Hurricane Ike.
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Julie Andrews joined the Louisville Orchestra to premiere “The Gift of Music,” a two-part affair involving the LO and five young American singers. Andrew Adler has all the details.
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
The C-J’s Andrew Adler, a serious fan of piano trios, scooted up to Bloomington for the final Bloomingtom performance by the Beaux Arts Trio, which is disbanding after thirty-plus years. It’s his subject for his Sunday column Critic’s Commentary.
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
The C-J’s Andrew Adler says the Fund For the Arts shouldn’t be complacent about the recent record $9 million that was raised. Time to start working on the 2009 figure of $10 million. That should offset the continuing fall-off in attendance…
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Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Andrew Adler has an overview of Joe Pusateri’s tenure as President of the Louisville Orchestra.
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Thomas Larcher’s ‘Quartet No. 3′ Featured
Andrew Adler has a review of Berlin’s Artemis String Quartet concert at U of L’s School of Music yesterday. He liked it. A lot.
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
The C-J’s Andrew Adler has a preview of the upcoming concert by cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han.
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Andrew Adler makes his choices, plus commentary, of the programs for the 2008-2009 seasons of the Kentucky Opera, Louisville Orchestra and Louisville Ballet.
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Andrew Adler at the C-J has a nice piece on the upcoming Louisville Orchestra’s “Bugs Bunny on Broadway,” scheduled for April 5 at the Louisville Palace. Adler seems to reveal that he’s not all deadly serious about his arts: he’s familiar with and complimentary about the Warner Bros. cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, particularly “What’s Opera, Doc?,” which he asserts is “among the truest examples of high Western art.” I absolutely agree with him about that.
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