Monthly Archives: May 2019

ASO principal flute Christina Smith takes a bow with conductor Donald Runnicles after performing Leonard Bernstein's "Halil." (credit: Jeff Roffman)
ASO principal flute Christina Smith takes a bow with conductor Donald Runnicles after performing Leonard Bernstein's "Halil." (credit: Jeff Roffman)

Runnicles leads ASO in winning program of Beethoven, Bernstein

Mark Gresham | 31 MAY 2019 Thursday’s performance by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra was the first of three in the penultimate week of the orchestra’s 2018- -19 subscription season, the second season of their “LB/LB” festivities, celebrating the birth […]

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (source: The_Morning Call / mcall.com)
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (source: The_Morning Call / mcall.com)

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra abruptly cuts season, cancels summer concerts

Mark Gresham | 31 MAY 2019 BALTIMORE, MD—  On Thursday afternoon, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra suddenly announced that it is cutting its annual season from 52 to 40 weeks, beginning with the cancellation of all of its 2019 summer […]

Third Coast Percussion: David Skidmore, Peter Martin, Robert Dillon and Sean Connors. (credit: Saverio Truglia)
Third Coast Percussion: David Skidmore, Peter Martin, Robert Dillon and Sean Connors. (credit: Saverio Truglia)

CD review: Third Coast Percussion’s “Perpetulum” showcases percussionists with extraordinary abilities

Olivia Kieffer | 30 May 2019 On March 29, 2019, Chicago-based quartet Third Coast Percussion released their newest album, Perpetulum. This is a powerhouse of a recording, with virtuosic performances by the ensemble throughout. It is certainly a “percussionist’s […]

Frank J. Oteri interviews composer George Walker For NewMusicBox, with Molly Sheridan behind the camera. (Photyo: Frank Schramm)
Documenting living American music history: Frank J. Oteri interviews composer George Walker For NewMusicBox, with Molly Sheridan behind the camera. The interview took place in August 2017, one year before Walker's death in August 2018 at age 95. * (Photo: Frank Schramm)

How to exist: 20 years of NewMusicBox [NMBx]

EarRelevant Staff | 28 MAY 2019 Web-based publications may be the norm today, but when NewMusicBox went live on May 1, 1999, it was a relative rarity. It is one example of longevity for a form of music journal […]

ASO principal flutist Christina Smith solos in bernstein's "Halil" in this week's performances by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. (credit: Jeff Roffman)
ASO principal flutist Christina Smith solos in bernstein's "Halil" in this week's performances by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. (credit: Jeff Roffman)

This Week: May 29 – June 4, 2019

★ Posted on Mondays, the listings are for Wednesday through the following Tuesday. TOP LOCAL LIVE · FEATURED FESTIVALS · BROADCASTS & STREAMS TOP LOCAL LIVE THU/30 SAT/1, SUN/2 ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA · Symphony Hall,THU/SAT @ 8pm, SUN @ […]