Frank Bridge (1879-1941).By Greg StepanichDELRAY BEACH -- While the orchestras and opera companies of the world were wrestling with the issue of over-familiar programming, the chamber ensembles were digging through the libraries and coming up with gems.In a concert Sunday afternoon, a Palm Beach County-based piano trio offered three major offbeat works, the most familiar of … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 11-14
A 1930 Ford Model A "Woody" is a focal point of the SURFari exhibit.(Photo by Katie Deits)Surf’s up, dude, at the Lighthouse Center for the Arts, where you’ll find memorabilia, art, photographs and vintage boards from the South Florida surf culture dating back to Palm Beach in 1940, when the surfer's car of choice was the Ford "Woody."SURFari: The Old and New of Surfing in … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: St. Paul’s music series explores Bach, plans Baroque mini-festival
By Greg StepanichDELRAY BEACH -- It's one thing to do a concert of music by J.S. Bach, but it's even more interesting to do one in which the Leipzig master's music is heard in the context of his time.So says Keith Paulson-Thorp, director of music ministries at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Delray Beach, who runs the church's year-round monthly concert series. This Sunday, … [Read more...]