Still Alice is like one of those apocalyptic disaster movies, but more painful to watch. Instead of gasping as extraterrestrial invaders decimate global landmarks in a hail of CGI, we watch in tear-stained horror as a human brain attacks itself, first targeting language, as words slip from the consciousness like fish through watery hands, then drilling into deeper areas … [Read more...]
Magnificent Bruckner was PB Symphony at its best
The Fourth Symphony of Anton Bruckner, subtitled Romantic, conveys the ecstatic, uncompromising intensity the composer strove to achieve in his lifetime, using a new way of developing the symphonic form. Palm Beach Symphony director Ramon Tebar led his 70-piece orchestra through a thrilling performance of this symphony Monday night at the DeSantis Family Chapel, transforming … [Read more...]