By Greg StepanichIt’s true that the Miami-based concert choir Seraphic Fire is a national organization that draws many of its singing members, as well as the personnel for its Firebird Chamber Orchestra, from across the country.But it is also nevertheless true that on Saturday night in a church in Fort Lauderdale, a large audience saw a South Florida musical … [Read more...]
Music review: From Firebird, a peerless night of Bach
Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg (1677-1734),dedicatee of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos.By Greg StepanichOn the one hand, it's no mystery why the Brandenburg Concertos of J.S. Bach should be so rarely played in local concerts.Engaging as they are, canonical and popular as they unquestionably are, they are also very difficult. And in some ways, that only deepens the … [Read more...]