As one who deals in a primal form of expression — classical singing — my gut response is one of anti-technology, since the sheer wonder of classical singing is in creating a sound that will be heard in very large spaces without any technological enhancement. But as I watched Neil Harbisson I soon thought about… Continue Reading
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FANFAIRE celebrates CLASSICAL MUSIC!
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Category Archives: classical music
With a Vision and a Little Elbow Grease
There are many ways we artists can become advocates, whether it be for the arts or other causes. It is imperative to be more than just an advocate for one’s self. This essay is primarily addressed to young classical artists who are starting their adventures. However, even if you are not an artist, please read… Continue Reading
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER RESIDENCY
La Jolla Music Society presents “Romantic Epicenter” November 8, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s first of its four-concert Winter Season Residency featurimg works of Dvořák, Schumann, and Brahms… Continue Reading
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EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH
“Einstein”, the 1976 groundbreaking work of the imagination by Wilson and Glass is opera as we don’t know it – liberated from traditional narrative, libretto, and conventionally structured music. … Continue Reading
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PAGLIACCI
celebrating Plácido Domingo… FanFaire and Kultur celebrate Plácido Domingo and his trio of 2012 accomplishments with a DVD GIVEAWAY of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s ever popular opera Pagliacci. The live recording of Franco Zeffirelli’s fabled production staged in November 1997 by the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts stars Domingo as the… Continue Reading
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ARIA: OPERA WITHOUT WORDS
February 2007 was a very special month for superstar pianist JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET. It began with the release of an album that celebrates once again and in his own unique way an enduring love affair with the human voice. And it ended in Paris with his acceptance of the honorific “Victoire d’Honneur” – the prestigious lifetime… Continue Reading
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CLASSICAL MUSIC IS ALIVE AND WELL!
As we launch the new FanFaire, we revisit the question that has confronted opera and classical music lovers in recent decades: Is classical music dying, and opera along with it? But in keeping with FanFaire‘s celebratory spirit, we would ask instead: Is classical music alive and well? More than a decade has passed since FanFaire… Continue Reading
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MUSIC IS MUSIC
An Interview with Violinist Nicola Granillo by Brenda Murphy In addition to being a member of the Venice-based string ensemble Interpreti Veneziani, Italian violinist Nicola Granillo performs modern repertoire as well as tango and “zingarate” (gypsy music). This interview — on music, life, and being a violinist — took place on July 31,… Continue Reading
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ON THE MAKING OF MUSIC
A fresh point of view by Jan Dahlstedt Improvisation is indeed a high risk endeavour. Small wonder then that much of improvised music misses the mark, but when it does succeed it offers the listener a chance to participate in the joy of creation. As for classical music, the author claims that having abandoned improvisation,… Continue Reading
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MUSINGS OF A TRUMPET SCHIZOPHRENIC
By Dorothy Jaroschy I have always been of two minds about the trumpet. Ask me how I feel about the violin, and my response is swift and immediate. “I love it.” Apply the same query to the cello, the answer will be the same. The piano, even more. In fact, run through the entire complement… Continue Reading
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