By Robert Croan Water, a new classical work by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, is the centerpiece of the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s current tour program, which reached Broward Center’s Au-Rene Theater on Wednesday for a rewarding, if sparsely attended, event. This versatile rock group guitarist has written classical music before this, as well as film scores and a … [Read more...]
Jenkins’ ‘Peacemakers’ makes engaging debut at St. Paul’s
By George S. Brown The Peacemakers, a cantata by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins, had its world premiere in January 2012 at Carnegie Hall, and its South Florida premiere earlier this month in Delray Beach. The work, which sets words of peace from such figures as Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., texts from the Bible and Qu’ran and quotes from people ranging … [Read more...]