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Despite being steeped in two centuries’ worth of tradition and history, the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra has adapted to its new leadership with surprising musical ease. Federico Cortese’s debut concert with HRO on Saturday night featured an ambitious program of Berlioz, Debussy, and Tchaikovsky; its success confirmed that the departure of longtime music director Dr. James Yannatos has not compromised the musical and technical standards of the ensemble...
Would you ever do a Broadway show? Oh, yeah. I got one ready! That's one of my dreams, to get Wu-Tang on Broadway. I have two entertainment dreams I have to live out. One is to play Carnegie Hall with an orchestra and me on piano. The other is to have a play based on Wu-Tang music. The 36 Chambers needs to be on Broadway, baby...
...Berkeley Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival is in full swing. What are you still doing here on campus? Hurry over to the corner of Massachusetts and Columbus Avenues, where Ernie Andrews, Plas Johnson, and Melvin Sparks are playing on the Target Stage (681 Columbus Ave), and Eguie Castrillo and his orchestra are playing on the Dunkin Donuts Stage (594 Columbus Ave). They’re the last free outdoor shows of the day, so don’t miss out. We’ve even looked up the directions...
...press coverage of The Resistance: the three-part, 12-minute “Exogenesis: Symphony,” an exercise in infinitely pretentious bombast that few other artists would dare attempt. “Part I (Overture),” is an orchestral (literally, as it features a full orchestra), beautifully realized number. Sinisterly thrumming strings, triumphal brass flourishes, and unintelligibly mewed lyrics from Bellamy coalesce into something with unexpected emotional power, considering it’s entirely incomprehensible. “Part II (Cross-Pollination),” in the tradition of classical symphonies...
...final credits rolled and the house lights came up, the director and his star received the crowd's vocal warmth. Chávez went to the bleachers to greet a few people, then descended the steps to the orchestra area. Someone asked him a question, and he spoke for five minutes or more in Spanish, in a conversational voice that not many could hear. Stone, slightly behind, seemed to wonder, Hey, whose movie is this? and joined Chávez as he shouted, "Viva Oliver!" He made it sound almost like...