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Sunday, April 7, 2024

Intersection (Curtis New Music Ensemble): “New music” from the rebranded ensemble by Michael Fisher

In what other walks of musical life would a piece composed more than seventy years ago by a composer born more than one hundred years ago constitute new music? The post Intersection (Curtis …

SOURCE: phindie.com at 04:53PM

Monday, March 11, 2024

Pier Players Theatre Company presents Jeffrey Barg and David Lee White’s The Angry Grammarian by Michael Fisher

Jeffrey Barg, author of the Inquirer’s popular Angry Grammarian column, debuts a likable musical comedy by the same name in South Philly, about two grammar nerds languishing for language, …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:18PM

Monday, November 27, 2023

Music of the Earth (Curtis Ensemble 20/21): A place in the natural world by Michael Fisher

Music’s relationship to the natural world is an unsteady one. On one hand, it seems contradictory to celebrate nature using artificial instruments that are, after… The post Music of the…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:29PM

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Spectacular Strauss (Curtis Symphony Orchestra): Germanic overtures by Michael Fisher

Is it possible for a composer to be too German? Sure, the deeply problematic Wagner has long cornered the market on gratuitous Teutonic mythmaking, but it’s his… The post Spectacular …

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:10AM

Sunday, September 24, 2023

10 Days in a Madhouse (Opera Philly): This is not a time for quiet art by Michael Fisher

Director Joanna Settle wants you to know that 10 Days in a Madhouse is not just an opera. It is an “announcement … almost a… The post 10 Days in a Madhouse (Opera Philly): This is not…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:50PM

Saturday, July 8, 2023

blue: season, by Chris Lombardi by Michael Fisher

Philly novelist Chris Lombardi tackles the legacy of James Joyce—and perhaps all creative, eccentric people who have the benefit of being men—in this intricate novel, casting new eyes on…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:47PM

Monday, May 1, 2023

La Bohème (Opera Philadelphia): Time’s arrow by Michael Fisher

Of Yuval Sharon’s reverse-chronology retelling of Puccini’s La Bohème, the Wall Street Journal says, “It’s not just a gimmick—it works.” Of course, if you have… The post La B…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 06:28PM

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Perry, Schumann, and Mahler (Curtis Symphony Orchestra): Season-closing performance by Michael Fisher

Kurt Vonnegut once wrote that there are two types of writers. And because he’s Kurt Vonnegut, he gave them both silly names. First you’ve got… The post Perry, Schumann, and Mahler (Cu…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:35PM

Monday, January 23, 2023

FARRENC AND BRAHMS (Philadelphia Orchestra) Soloist Seong-Jin Cho dominates a night of high drama by Michael Fisher

It was just minutes into the performance, but the crowd at Verizon Hall was already overcome. The post FARRENC AND BRAHMS (Philadelphia Orchestra) Soloist Seong-Jin Cho dominates a night of …

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:35AM

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Tár (dir. Todd Field): Film review by Michael Fisher

On the day I finally got around to watching Tár, Alpha Classics released a new collection of chamber music performed by virtuoso violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaya… The post Tár (dir.…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 07:46AM

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