This Sunday afternoon, crowds will gather in force at the Royal Poinciana Chapel on Palm Beach, as they do every holiday season, for a singalong performance of the so-called Christmas portion of George Frideric Handel's Messiah. It will be the 32nd such performance since Jack W. Jones inaugurated the local tradition in 1978 at what is now Palm Beach Atlantic University, and … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2009
Music feature: Sunday’s ‘Messiah’ last for Masterworks founder
Jack W. Jones at the Royal Poinciana Chapel. (Photo by Greg Stepanich)By Greg StepanichThis Sunday afternoon, crowds will gather in force at the Royal Poinciana Chapel on Palm Beach, as they do every holiday season, for a singalong performance of the so-called Christmas portion of George Frideric Handel's Messiah.It will be the 32nd such performance since Jack W. Jones … [Read more...]
Zukerman’s Haydn shines at Israel Phil, but Tchaikovsky stumbles
Two sides of the art of Pinchas Zukerman were on view Thursday night at the Kravis Center, and it was the Classical side that came out better than the Romantic, even though most of the time he was leading a big orchestra capable of all the emotive bells and whistles. Zukerman, joined by his wife, the Canadian cellist Amanda Forsyth, is currently on tour with the Israel … [Read more...]
Music review: Zukerman’s Haydn shines with Israel Philharmonic
Amanda Forsyth and Pinchas Zukerman.By Greg StepanichTwo sides of the art of Pinchas Zukerman were on view Thursday night at the Kravis Center, and it was the Classical side that came out better than the Romantic, even though most of the time he was leading a big orchestra capable of all the emotive bells and whistles.Zukerman, joined by his wife, the Canadian cellist Amanda … [Read more...]
‘Up in the Air’ is the year’s smartest movie
For once, we have to give the Golden Globe Awards credit for recognizing the smartest film in this year’s batch, Up in the Air, with a field-leading six nominations. The only catch is they have misunderstood the movie enough to categorize it as a drama, where it is actually a very dark satire of corporate America, recession division, and the “career transition counselors” who … [Read more...]
Film review: ‘Up in the Air’ smartest movie of the year
George Clooney and Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air.By Hap ErsteinFor once, we have to give the Golden Globe Awards credit for recognizing the smartest film in this year’s batch, Up in the Air, with a field-leading six nominations.The only catch is they have misunderstood the movie enough to categorize it as a drama, where it is actually a very dark satire of corporate America, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Dec. 18-20
Theater: Opening tonight is Palm Beach Dramaworks’ much-anticipated production of Michael Frayn’s Tony Award-winning Copenhagen, a cerebral look back at a mysterious 1941 meeting between two nuclear physicists that may have changed the course of World War II. Based on fact, but then stretched into supposition, it concerns Germany’s Werner Heisenberg, his Danish mentor Niels … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Dec. 18-20
Elizabeth Dimon, Christopher Oden and Colin McPhillamy, in Copenhagen. Theater: Opening tonight is Palm Beach Dramaworks’ much-anticipated production of Michael Frayn’s Tony Award-winning Copenhagen, a cerebral look back at a mysterious 1941 meeting between two nuclear physicists that may have changed the course of World War II. Based on fact, but then stretched into … [Read more...]
Teen violinist Hoopes commanding at Stage West
Young violin virtuosos aren't exactly a dime a dozen, but there seem to be quite a few more around these days interested in making names for themselves. A case in point is Chad Hoopes, an earnest 15-year-old from suburban Cleveland who opened the new season of chamber music concerts at the Duncan Theatre's Stage West, on the Lake Worth campus of what next month will be called … [Read more...]
Music review: Teen violinist Hoopes commanding at Stage West
Violinist Chad Hoopes.By Greg StepanichYoung violin virtuosos aren't exactly a dime a dozen, but there seem to be quite a few more around these days interested in making names for themselves.A case in point is Chad Hoopes, an earnest 15-year-old from suburban Cleveland who opened the new season of chamber music concerts at the Duncan Theatre's Stage West, on the Lake Worth … [Read more...]