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Music for all at The Schubert Club
Those of you who follow and attend Schubert Club activities will know that the past ten days have been busy ones. In addition to Hilary…
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The Haydn Evangelists
At yesterday’s Music in the Park Series concert, the St. Lawrence String Quartet played two string quartets by Franz Josef Haydn (Opus 20, no. 5…
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The Universality of J.S. Bach
I’m sure there are a few people out there to disprove the theory (aren’t there always!), but doesn’t just about everybody love the music of…
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Reflections on the Past Busy Week
“Rock the Ordway,” our celebratory 22 Days of Opening Nights in the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, came to a close yesterday with two…
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Now Open! The New Ordway Concert Hall
I failed to post a blog last Monday. I didn’t exactly forget, but those of you who are aware of or involved in our Twin…
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Pre-Concert Talks: What questions would you like to ask the artists?
Yesterday afternoon the wonderful Schubert Ensemble (from London) performed on our Music in the Park Series. Piano quartets by Huw…
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Working in multiple seasons at a time
Every once in a while, someone will ask what the next Schubert Club performance is. It can be embarrassing when my mind goes blank for…
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Schubert Club Mix – fine tuning the experience
I said in last week’s post that I would come back to Brooklyn Rider’s performance with drummer Greg Saunier in our…
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Chamber Music America: the industry get-together
I’ve just returned from four days in New York City attending the Chamber Music America annual conference. Over the course of my visit I…
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Curious about the new Ordway Concert Hall?
Last week I had the privilege of listening to the first music to be played on the stage of the new Ordway Concert Hall. Our…
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Why is the new Ordway Concert Hall good for The Schubert Club?
Happy New Year! 2015 is, I believe, a particularly exciting one for us. As a member of the Arts Partnership (together with the Ordway,…
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The Best Kind of Holiday Music
It’s a short week this week, so my blog will be short too. I’m taking a blog-break for the remainder of the year and will…