Gems of the French Baroque
The sonorous Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill was the perfect setting for a concert of French...
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Posted by Harrison Russin | Jan 25, 2015 | Chamber Music, Reviews, Uncategorized
The sonorous Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill was the perfect setting for a concert of French...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Symphony Presents Holiday-Themed Program
Posted by Harrison Russin | Dec 13, 2014 | Choral Music, Holiday Concert, Orchestral Music, Reviews, Uncategorized
The North Carolina Symphony offered a retreat from the usual holiday treacle with their “Classical Christmas” program at UNC’s Memorial Hall. The program, traversing roughly two centuries of traditional and...
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Posted by Harrison Russin | Dec 9, 2014 | Choral Music, Reviews, Uncategorized
The North Carolina Master Chorale’s program of holiday selections was entitled “Joy of the Season.” The two hundred-strong chorus, under the direction of Alfred E. Sturgis, offered several well-known and some...
Read MoreChapel Hill Philharmonia Presents a “Musical Travel”
Posted by Harrison Russin | Dec 7, 2014 | Orchestral Music, Reviews, Uncategorized
Several commentators noted last year that if the state of Minnesota and the city of Minneapolis had given the vaunted Minnesota Orchestra less than 5% of the money they gave to build a new NFL stadium for the Vikings, the...
Read MoreA Musical and Culinary Offering
Posted by Harrison Russin | Dec 1, 2014 | Chamber Music, Reviews, Uncategorized
Kudos to the North Carolina Symphony for their edgy programming of late. Using their widely-recognizable name, the orchestra has expanded beyond the tried-and-true pops and classical bifurcation; recent performances have...
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