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Thanks for your comment, Mark! It was indeed an interesting concept, and a truly ambitious venture. I agree with your perspective; "nostalgia" doesn't seem like an applicable term at all in these instances. Given the fifty-year time frame, the most interesting idea about the evening's works was the fact that all of the artists involved were either children, or not even alive, at the time of the assassination. That's where Kaminsky's use of the term "reimagine," rather than "recreate," proves vital. There is certainly no way to turn back the clock to a time you vaguely remember or hadn't experienced, but perhaps it is more interesting (from an artistic perspective) to try and interpret the idea, the legacy, the "what could that have felt like" feeling, of life prior to that event. Thanks for your support, and keep returning to Feast of Music!
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by Michael Cirigliano II While the Los Angeles Philharmonic was introducing the Lincoln Center crowd to John Adams’ new biblical account, The Gospel According to the Other Mary, many New York City ensembles chose to move forward traditional Eastertime programming.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 31, 2013 at Feast of Music
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by Michael Cirigliano II In commemorating the centenary of Benjamin Britten’s birth, the entire classical-music world is inundating concert audiences with performances of the famed British composer’s output. However, for every large-scale production of Peter Grimes or the War Requiem... Continue reading
Posted Mar 12, 2013 at Feast of Music
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by Michael Cirigliano II After trekking from Carnegie Hall to Lincoln Center and back on a regular basis, it’s nice to encounter some grass-roots music-making that’s a bit closer to home, and the Florilegium Chamber Choir’s Sunday-afternoon performance at the... Continue reading
Posted Mar 4, 2013 at Feast of Music
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by Michael Cirigliano II For the first concert of their three-night residency at Carnegie Hall this year, the Vienna Philharmonic stayed close to their Austrian heritage, showcasing works of von Suppé and Richard Strauss on the program’s first half. Even... Continue reading
Posted Mar 4, 2013 at Feast of Music
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by Michael Cirigliano II Capping off a week of performances that brought their jazz, new music, and Baroque ensembles to four of New York City’s prized venues, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music imported its prestigious orchestra to Carnegie Hall for... Continue reading
Posted Jan 20, 2013 at Feast of Music
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by Michael Cirigliano II Few musical works are as emblematic of the time and circumstances of their composition as Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. Written in 1941 while the composer was held as a prisoner-of-war, Messiaen scored... Continue reading
Posted Jan 12, 2013 at Feast of Music
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by Michael Cirigliano II I’ve always admired the relationship fostered by the Juilliard School and London’s Royal Academy of Music [and not just because I’m a graduate of the latter]. It’s quite a testament to the current strength of international... Continue reading
Posted Jul 14, 2012 at Feast of Music
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by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Ruby Washington for The New York Times It does seem odd that the inaugural recipient of the New York Philharmonic’s Kravis Prize for New Music would be a 96-year-old composer that hasn’t written an... Continue reading
Posted Jun 28, 2012 at Feast of Music
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by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Carol Rosegg Despite an expensive and acclaimed première at the Metropolitan Opera in 1991, John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles has received very little attention over the past 20 years. Peter Gelb had high... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2012 at Feast of Music
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