The concert by Palm Beach County’s new Orchid City Brass Band at the Duncan Theatre on Saturday had the title Brassy Britannia: an offhand compliment to this very British institution ― all brass instruments, no woodwinds. Military bands and concert bands mix brass and winds, delicate reed-driven things needing far too much attention for the likes of working-class lads and … [Read more...]
Recent American brass trio proves smart switch at chamber fest
The second concert of the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival’s 20th season underwent a programming change, but its tried-and-true finale, which didn’t change, worked its customary magic. A large audience at the Crest Theatre on Sunday afternoon warmly applauded that last work, the Death and the Maiden Quartet (String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810) of Franz Schubert. In one … [Read more...]