The Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival is finishing up its 29th season tonight with the release of the third program in its series of short virtual concerts. Forced by the coronavirus pandemic to cancel its live shows, the festival has moved online for three abbreviated concerts filmed at Old School Square’s Crest Theatre, and made available for $10 apiece on Vimeo. The … [Read more...]
For 29th season, PBC Chamber Fest going virtual with 3 concerts
The classical music world has adapted rapidly and skillfully to the coronavirus pandemic when it comes to the presentation of concerts. Look no further than YouTube or the Facebook page of your favorite presenting institution and you’re likely to find streams of live music that in the absence of audiences at least are keeping the faith alive. And so it is that the Palm … [Read more...]
‘Tech Effect’: At Old School Square, Titian meets the terabyte
Want to be my friend? Technology asked Art. Cornell Art Museum answered with augmented reality, emojis and touch screens. On view through March 30, Tech Effect looks at contemporary art’s response to and adoption of technology with the help of 12 artists who marry technology and creativity and understand their relationship’s current status is not that complicated. The new … [Read more...]
Patronizing format gets in the way of good Symphonia performance
By Dennis D. Rooney The Symphonia Boca Raton made its first appearance March 27 in Old School Square’s Crest Theatre, and the orchestra sounded far better there than my two previous encounters with it, both of which were amplified concerts at Mizner Park. There, they could not be fairly or accurately judged due to the distortion of the amplification. Although the Crest’s … [Read more...]
Seeing art, and yourself, in Cornell’s ‘Looking Glass’
By Lucy Lazarony The art in Looking Glass intrigues and invites. You’ll find yourself wondering just how an artist created a piece. And you’ll see your reflection peering back as you take a closer look. Melanie Johanson, curator of the Cornell Art Museum, says Looking Glass is the most interactive of all the shows she’s curated. She calls it “immersive.” Viewers of the … [Read more...]
Artist Siegel builds bridge to her art out of photos and paint
By Lucy Lazarony A mixed media artist based in Delray Beach, Vicki Siegel doesn’t choose painting or photography for a piece of art. Instead, she combines them. Siegel, an art educator who teaches at the Creative Arts School at Old School Square in Delray Beach and the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, will be discussing her artwork Jan. 25 at the Cornell Art Museum, … [Read more...]
Delray’s Cornell Museum gets ready for its new look, reopening
By Lucy Lazarony Closed since June for renovations, the Cornell Art Museum in Delray Beach will reopen in November for an exhibition called Looking Glass, which features artwork that incorporates reflection in the work, be it the reflection of the viewer or the space around the art piece. Looking Glass is an opportunity to welcome back the public and show off the nearly … [Read more...]
Milagro Center young artists meet the Highwaymen
By Lucy Lazarony The Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square and the Milagro Center have come together for an exhibit in honor of Black History Month. One part honors Florida’s past — with stunning paintings by the Highwaymen, African-American artists who beginning in the 1950’s captured Florida’s lush landscapes and seascapes and wildlife. often with bright daring … [Read more...]
Arts buzz: Carols in Delray, Maltz’s big plans
DELRAY BEACH — A holiday music tradition that began in Australia makes its debut Saturday in Old School Square when three major pop performers of the 1970s and 1980s will headline an outdoor concert. The Little River Band (Cool Change, Reminiscing), Stephen Bishop (On and On) and Kim Carnes (Bette Davis Eyes) will perform songs of the season as well as other hits in the … [Read more...]
PBCMF 4: Unusual Italian works come up short
By Kevin Wilt The Palm Beach Chamber Music Summer Festival recently ended its 25th season with an afternoon concert July 31 at the Crest Theater in Delray Beach. The program consisted of chamber works by composers associated with larger, often grander forms: Ottorino Respighi with his colorful orchestral tone poems, Gaetano Donizetti and Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari with their … [Read more...]