By Robert Croan Pity poor Michael Haydn! Posterity has not treated him kindly. A respected composer in his time, he has suffered from the fame of his older brother, Franz Joseph, as well as comparisons with his younger contemporary Mozart. Michael Haydn’s best-known symphony found its way into the Köchel catalogue of Mozart’s works as Symphony No. 37 because Mozart happened … [Read more...]
Orchid City Brass Band gives promising nod to British institution
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...]