Blogs
Malcolm Arnold ‘Padstow Lifeboat’: Foghorn!
Malcolm Arnold: Padstow Lifeboat Context Malcolm Arnold was born in Northampton, England in October 1921. He took up playing the trumpet at age 12, and Read more…
Blogs
Jennifer Higdon ‘American Canvas’: Artistic Foundation
Jennifer Higdon: American Canvas Context Inspired by three very different artists, Jennifer Higdon’s American Canvas was borne from a commission from the Dolce Suono Ensemble. Read more…
Blogs
John Barry ‘Somewhere in Time’: A Rich Score
John Barry: Somewhere in Time Context John Barry’s score for the 1980 film Somewhere in Time remains one of his most popular scores for film. Read more…
Blogs
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ‘Trombone Concerto’: In Dedication
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Trombone Concerto Context Composed for Solo Trombone and Military Band, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s work was composed in 1877 for fellow marine officer Leonov. The Read more…
Blogs
George Frideric Handel ‘He Trusted in God’: A Fugal Response
George Frideric Handel: He Trusted in God Messiah Part II Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the composer’s most beloved works. Incredibly, Read more…
Blogs
Giuseppe Verdi ‘The Force of Destiny Overture’: A Powerful Opening
Giuseppe Verdi: The Force of Destiny Overture Context Giuseppe Verdi’s La forza del destino (‘The Force of Destiny’) was first performed at the Bolshoi Kamenny Read more…
Blogs
Malcolm Arnold ‘Four Scottish Dances’: Celtic Flair
Malcolm Arnold: Four Scottish Dances Context Malcolm Arnold was born in Northampton, England in October 1921. He took up playing the trumpet at age 12, Read more…
Blogs
Judith Lang Zaimont ‘Piano Trio No.1’: Russian Summer
Judith Lang Zaimont: Piano Trio No.1 ‘Russian Summer’ Context Commissioned for the Tenth Anniversary of the Skaneateles Festival in 1989, Judith Lang Zaimont’s First Piano Read more…
Blogs
Dmitri Kabalevsky ‘Symphony No.2’: Reforming Society
Dmitri Kabalevsky: Symphony No.2 Conext Premiered on Christmas Day in 1934, Dmitri Kabalevsky’s Second Symphony is by far the most popular of the four he Read more…
Blogs
Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté ‘Piano Sonata No.4’: Die Befreit Sonate
Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté: Piano Sonata No.4 ‘Die Befreit Sonate’ Context Born in 1899, Russian-Canadian composer Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté began learning the piano when she was just five Read more…