It's difficult to predict what will happen years down the road in any arts endeavor, given the vagaries of unreliable economics and audience taste. But for the foreseeable future, there will be a Delray String Quartet in some form or another. Founder Don Thompson won't have it any other way: He's already set aside a chunk of money in his will to keep the foursome going. … [Read more...]
Dutch group gets Delray Baroque off to vigorous start
It's useful to remember that no matter how far we've come from the Baroque era, good music of whatever age will engage interested young performers and be reborn anew. The time to really notice that Saturday night was in the ensemble selections of a concert by the Netherlands-based Haagsche Hofmuzieck, a young trio (joined by a guest violinist to make a foursome) that opened … [Read more...]