Professional and student orchestras from Charleston, NC debuted at Carnegie Hall with Charleston-related music and the Harlem Quartet.
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Music Reviews: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts, plus Bluegrass from Merle Travis, Mac Wiseman & Joe Maphis
We can argue about the wisdom behind the decisions to induct—or not induct—various artists into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. What seems undebatable is whether its annual induction ceremonies have been musically memorable.
Read More »Concert Review: The Dessoff Choirs – ‘Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight’ by Florence Price, plus Brahms, the Schumanns and More
Price's setting displays chordal majesty worthy of Handel; I felt I could sense the composer pouring all her power into the music.
Read More »Music Review: Parlando Chamber Orchestra – ‘Censored Anthems’
The album's tales are told in music by two Soviet-era Russian composers, Dmitri Shostakovich and Mieczysław Weinberg, and one Armenian, Edvard Mirzoyan, son of a survivor of the Armenian Genocide.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Charleston Symphony CEO Michael Smith on Charleston Celebration at Carnegie Hall
The Charleston Symphony, College of Charleston Orchestra, and Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra will make their respective debuts at Carnegie Hall on February 26.
Read More »Music Reviews: The Third Mind’s Psychedelia-infused ‘Live Mind’ and an Alt-country Anthology from Souled American
The Third Mind, a wonderfully anachronistic band whose music recalls the best of 1960s psychedelia, got off to a terrific start with its eponymous 2020 debut. Now they're out with their first live set.
Read More »Music Reviews: Standout Blues Albums from Mark Muleman Massey and Tommy Castro & the Painkillers
Reviews of blues albums from Mark Muleman Massey and Tommy Castro.
Read More »Music Reviews: The Tasty Kings’ ‘Native Tongue,’ plus Dave Murphy and Massy Ferguson
Reviews: the Tasty Kings' obscure but excellent 'Native Tongue,' plus Dave Murphy and Massy Ferguson.
Read More »Premiere Chinese Classical Music Event, YMCG, Featured More Than 27% International Participants
The January 2025 edition of YMCG gathered students and professionals from southern China and around the world for training, mentorships and performances.
Read More »Music Reviews: The New York Second’s ‘Room for Other People,’ plus a Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg Collaboration
Vivian Maier's photographs prompted Walkate to compose this atmospheric, richly textured music. If it helps to further popularize Maier’s fascinating work, so much the better.
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