The California Guitar Trio played FAU’s Jupiter campus Saturday night.By Bill MeredithThe California Guitar Trio drew a near-capacity crowd to Florida Atlantic University's Lifelong Learning Society Auditorium in Jupiter on Saturday night, and entertained a diverse audience (with ages ranging from 20s to 80s) with an equally diverse song list.But diversity is a … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
California Guitar Trio offers classic diversity in Jupiter show
The California Guitar Trio drew a near-capacity crowd to Florida Atlantic University's Lifelong Learning Society Auditorium in Jupiter on Saturday night, and entertained a diverse audience (with ages ranging from 20s to 80s) with an equally diverse song list. But diversity is a natural trait for a trio of acoustic guitarists made up of one American (Paul Richards, from Salt … [Read more...]
Music roundup: Lyrical Haydn, revelatory Korngold, daring Links
Cellist SuJin Lee. Boca Raton Symphonia (Sunday, Jan. 23, St. Andrew’s School, Boca Raton)The eminent American composer and educator Gunther Schuller was joined by a very young cellist Jan. 23 in a concert by the Boca Raton Symphonia that was one of the most polished this group has offered in some time.From the tightness of the Cosi fan Tutte overture that … [Read more...]
Music roundup: Lyrical Haydn, revelatory Korngold, daring Links
Boca Raton Symphonia (Sunday, Jan. 23, St. Andrew’s School, Boca Raton) The eminent American composer and educator Gunther Schuller was joined by a very young cellist Sunday afternoon in a concert by the Boca Raton Symphonia that was one of the most polished this group has offered in some time. From the tightness of the Cosi fan Tutte overture that opened the concert at St. … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Jan. 28-30
Bust of an Angel (c. 1304), by Giotto di Bondone.(Courtesy The Reverenda Fabbrica of St. Peter, Vatican City State)Art: As it did a few years back, the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art is host this weekend to a major show of Catholic artwork, this one called Vatican Splendors: A Journey Through Faith and Art. Fort Lauderdale is one of only three cities … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Jan. 28-30
Art: As it did a few years back, the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art is host this weekend to a major show of Catholic artwork, this one called Vatican Splendors: A Journey Through Faith and Art. Fort Lauderdale is one of only three cities nationwide to host the exhibit, which contains about 200 pieces of art and sacred objects from the home of the papacy, and publicists say many … [Read more...]
Music feature: Revered acoustic-guitar trio celebrates 20th on Jupiter stop
From left: Hideyo Moriya, Paul Richards and Bert Lams, the members of the California Guitar Trio.By Bill MeredithFor a group that named itself for the state where it formed -- doubting that it might ever get to play elsewhere -- the California Guitar Trio (www.cgtrio.com) has achieved stratospheric success.The CGT's three acoustic guitarists, Paul Richards, … [Read more...]
Revered acoustic-guitar trio celebrates 20th with Jupiter stop
For a group that named itself for the state where it formed -- doubting that it might ever get to play elsewhere -- the California Guitar Trio (www.cgtrio.com) has achieved stratospheric success. The CGT's three acoustic guitarists, Paul Richards, Bert Lams and Hideyo Moriya, have recorded a dozen CDs together and navigated several tours of the United States, Canada, South … [Read more...]
Film feature: This year, Oscars have 10 best pictures worthy of the honor
Natalie Portman in Black Swan.By Hap ErsteinGoing into today’s release of Academy Awards nominations, it looked like a two-horse race between The Social Network and The King’s Speech -- both superior pictures -- and nothing about the announcements from Hollywood changes that.Both movies, of course, made it into the field of 10 for Best Picture and they … [Read more...]
This year, Oscars have 10 best pictures worthy of the category
Going into today’s release of Academy Awards nominations, it looked like a two-horse race between The Social Network and The King’s Speech -- both superior pictures -- and nothing about the announcements from Hollywood changes that. Both movies, of course, made it into the field of 10 for Best Picture and they will also be competing head-on for Best Director (David Fincher … [Read more...]