WXEL radio becomes WPBI with close of sale to APMFORT LAUDERDALE – Classical South Florida, the American Public Media radio subsidiary, said it has completed the purchase of WXEL-90.7 FM.The Boynton Beach-based radio station’s new call letters are WPBI. The Minneapolis-based company bought WXEL radio last year from Barry University in Miami Shores for about $4 … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
WXEL radio now WPBI; Boca museum sets juried show
WXEL radio becomes WPBI with close of sale to APM FORT LAUDERDALE – Classical South Florida, the American Public Media radio subsidiary, said it has completed the purchase of WXEL-90.7 FM. The Boynton Beach-based radio station’s new call letters are WPBI. The Minneapolis-based company bought WXEL radio last year from Barry University in Miami Shores for about $4 million. The … [Read more...]
Theater review: Summer Shorts No. 16 leaner, shorter and funnier than ever
Top: Ceci Fernandez, Stephen Trovillion and Jai Rodriguez; bottom: Finnerty Steeves and Gregg Weiner, in Mickey Herman Saves The $#&@ World. (Photo by George Schiavone)By Hap ErsteinThere was every reason to be worried about this year’s Summer Shorts, the 16th annual collection of stage vignettes that has become a much-anticipated seasonal fixture in … [Read more...]
Summer Shorts No. 16 is leaner, shorter, and funnier than ever
There was every reason to be worried about this year’s Summer Shorts, the 16th annual collection of stage vignettes that has become a much-anticipated seasonal fixture in South Florida. The number of 5-to-20-minute scenes had been reduced to only seven, in a single program instead of the usual two. The company of performers had shriveled to a mere five -- about half as many as … [Read more...]
Theater review: Tonys broadcast one of best in years, but plays deserve more time
Neil Patrick Harris sings It’s Not Just for Gays Anymoreon Sunday night’s Tony Awards telecast.By Hap ErsteinIt was a great night for smiling proselytizers and equine puppets.Of course, I’m referring to The Book of Mormon and War Horse, which cemented their hit status by taking a victory lap at last night’s 65th annual Tony Awards telecast, grabbing nine and five … [Read more...]
Tony broadcast one of best in years, but plays deserve more time
It was a great night for smiling proselytizers and equine puppets. Of course, I’m referring to The Book of Mormon and War Horse, which cemented their hit status by taking a victory lap at last night’s 65th annual Tony Awards telecast, grabbing nine and five statuettes respectively. The ceremony itself was one of the best in many years, though it continued to give short … [Read more...]
Music review: Pianist Uryvayeva makes good showing in complete Chopin Etudes
Sofiya Uryvayeva, in a photo from her website.By Greg StepanichFrederic Chopin created art amid exercise when he wrote his two collections of Etudes (Opp. 10 and 25, and not counting the three he wrote in 1839 for Fetis), and with the exception of Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes, they far outdistance every other such pedagogical work of their … [Read more...]
Pianist Uryvayeva makes good showing in complete Chopin Etudes
Frederic Chopin created art amid exercise when he wrote his two collections of Etudes (Opp. 10 and 25, and not counting the three he wrote in 1839 for Fetis), and with the exception of Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes, they far outdistance every other such pedagogical work of their time. Perhaps the monumentality of the challenge – like doing the complete 48 of Bach’s … [Read more...]
Music feature: Bak Middle teams with Juilliard for week of jazz workshops
The Bak Middle School for the Arts Jazz Band.By Bill MeredithUntil recently, you weren’t likely to hear mention of the local Bak Middle School of the Arts and the Juilliard School in New York City within the same sentence.Starting Monday, that will officially change when Juilliard’s world-class faculty and graduate students come to Bak to educate 81 students, … [Read more...]
Bak Middle teams with Juilliard for a week of jazz workshops
Until recently, you weren’t likely to hear mention of the local Bak Middle School of the Arts and the Juilliard School in New York City within the same sentence. Starting Monday, that will officially change when Juilliard’s world-class faculty and graduate students come to Bak to educate 81 students, ages 12-18, in one of its series of weeklong Summer Jazz Workshops 2011. The … [Read more...]