It was hard, seeing all those instrumentalists downstage on a closed-in pit at the Kravis Center, not to think of the long-gone Florida Philharmonic. And perhaps that ultimately was the point of the Palm Beach Symphony’s benefit concert Tuesday night at the Kravis Center, which featured a terrific reading of the Dvorak Eighth Symphony as conducted by a major international … [Read more...]
Larsen’s new ‘Encircling Skies’ engaging, effective
I haven't seen many full houses at FAU's University Theatre over the years, but Saturday night's concert there was exceptional, and not just in that respect. The overflow crowd had come to hear the world premiere of a new piece by Libby Larsen, one of the country's best-known composers, whose official Website claims more than 200 works. Larsen, 58, wrapped up the second year … [Read more...]