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EXCLUSIVE: Students, Teaching - Kurt Gottschalk at Ostrava Days 2015 [REVIEW]

Besides being a festival of contemporary composition the likes of which isn't often seen this side of the Atlantic, the Czech Republic's biennial Ostrava Days plays host to a two-week institute for composers and performers, where students get the opportunity to workshop with and have their works reviewed by some of the the major figures invited to the nine days of concerts, which follow on the heels of the institute. But once the festival proper is underway, such hierarchies evaporate, as students perform with and have their work presented alongside the headliners.
By Kurt Gottschalk

  • Beethoven and Basketball: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Welcomes Sports Themed Concert

    If you thought going to the orchestra meant you had to pull out the tuxedo, cufflinks, and the odd pair of Galilean binoculars for good measure, than you thought wrong. On Saturday, Feb 6 the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is inviting you to thrown on your favorite team jersey and come courtside for an evening of Beethoven and basketball. The BSO’s All About Sports event is hosted and narrated by Baltimore Orioles’ announcer Ryan Wagner with conductor Ken Lam, Nationals Organist Matthew Van Hoose on Keyboard Marching Ravens covering Sousaphone Section and Ellen Pendleton providing color commentary.
    By James Knight

  • Manhattan Concert Productions’ The Secret Garden 25th Anniversary Full Cast List Announced

    The complete cast list for the upcoming Manhattan Concert Productions limited performance of 'The Secret Garden' at Lincoln Center. The 25th Anniversary special will combine the talents of some of the best stage and screen actors, backed by the New York City Chamber Orchestra. If that was not enough the Tony Awarding winning play will add a 200-voice chorus comprised of groups from all across the United States of America.
    By James Knight