Richard Fleischman.Music: The instruments most musicians work with today are survivors or variations of the sonic armaments they had in other eras. Gone, for the most part, are the ophicleide, the serpent, the sarrusophone. Most of the viol family, with the exception of the double bass (and its modern derivative the bass guitar), also is gone, heard … [Read more...]
Music review: Tchaikovsky quartet ends Delray SQ season in winning style
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).By Greg StepanichOn the verge of an eighth season that will include a new recording and a world premiere, the Delray String Quartet sounded confident, polished and vibrant as it finished up its seventh season Sunday afternoon in Miami.Closing its fifth and final series of programs at St. Stephen’s Espicopal Church in Coconut … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: April 1-3
A scene from Crazy for You, now playing at the Maltz. Theater: Thanks to the business savvy of the Gershwin Estate, George and Ira Gershwin have written a few musicals after their death. Or rather, their vast song trunk has been made available to those who would reuse their familiar and obscure compositions in new settings, such as Crazy for You, a “new” show … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: March 11-13
Ray Bolger, Judy Garland and Jack Haley in The Wizard of Oz.The film industry has been one of the best things ever to happen to the symphony orchestra, and tonight at the Festival of the Arts Boca, both will be together again. Restoration specialist John Guberman is bringing the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz to the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater tonight, to be screened to … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Dec. 31, 2010-Jan. 2, 2011
Jacquy Pfeiffer in Kings of Pastry.Film: We know, we know, one of your New Year’s resolutions is to lose some weight, and viewing the high-calorie baked goods in the tasty new documentary Kings of Pastry is not going to help matters. Still, treat yourself to this affectionate confection by co-directors D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus (The War Room, Moon … [Read more...]
Music reviews: Fine new music for cello; PB Symphony charms; Delray Quartet advances
Justin Dello Joio.Carter Brey and Christopher O’Riley (Dec. 19, Kravis Center)World premieres are always special, but they don’t always suggest that they will make a lasting impact on the culture.But composer Justin Dello Joio’s Due per Due, which was given its debut by cellist Carter Brey and pianist Christopher O’Riley, is a worthy new work that … [Read more...]
Music review: Delray Quartet closes 6th season in exemplary style
Juan Arriaga (1806-1826). By Greg StepanichThe Delray String Quartet that finished its sixth season this past weekend at the Colony Hotel in its namesake’s historic downtown is a foursome that has been playing together more frequently than its earlier iterations, thanks to its expanded three-county performance schedule.And the extra time together showed Sunday, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: April 16-21
Network of Stoppages, by Leora Klaymer Stewart.Art: In time for Earth Day, the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens is opening an exhibit of works compiled from “recycled, reused and found objects.”Executive Director Cynthia Palmieri selected artists who would be willing to consider the site’s unique location and its natural materials as well as the limitation that a historic home … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: Willie Nelson set for Sunset Cove; Delray Quartet gets new violinist
Singer/songwriter Willie Nelson.AEG signs Willie Nelson, Yes for Sunset CoveAEG, the Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment presenter, has added more national acts to the roster next month at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater.Country music legend Willie Nelson will appear at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, with tickets ranging from $35-$60, and the Canadian identical-twin indie … [Read more...]
Music review: Delray Quartet makes another advance with fine Ravel
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), seen in 1912.By Greg StepanichIn presenting a fine performance of one of the supreme masterworks of the 20th-century literature, the Delray String Quartet on Saturday night showed it is an ensemble that continues to grow and deepen, and that its current multi-venue concert series has been more than beneficial for it.The quartet's second program of the … [Read more...]