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EXCLUSIVE: A Far Cry on NEC, GRAMMYs, 10th Anniversary Season & Still No Need for a Conductor

As A Far Cry founding member Megumi Stohs Lewis tells it, when the orchestra was created in 2007, several members were finishing up graduate degree programs at the New England Conservatory. Not all of the “Criers” are NEC alums, but the conservatory grounds proved to be a thoughtful gathering spot for most of the original members. Everyone, though, was interested in exploring chamber music, with many having played under Donald Palma in NEC's finely tuned chamber orchestra.
By Lisa Helfer Elghazi

  • Guitarist/Composer Emanuele Torrente Debuts New Album 'Musical Mind'

    Emanuele Torrente has a musical mind, at least that's the way he likes describe it. The Italian born classical guitarist has very definite ideas where about where music is going and where he feels it should be going. An accomplished musician as well as composer and musical theorist, Maestro Torrente has a new album Musical Mind, which you can download from his site. Classicalite caught up with him to talk about the album and music in general.
    By Thomas Swan

  • Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Undergoing Brain Tumor Treatment, to Sing at Helikon Opera in November

    It has been an arduous and complicated year for Dmitri Hvorostovsky, the Russian baritone who has undergone treatment for a recently discovered brain tumor. However, as a sign of hope, Hvorostovsky has announced that he will sing at the Helikon Opera's opening gala on November 2, 2015.
    By Ian Holubiak