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The Boston Conservatory Orchestra Performs in Cambridge, Feb. 19

Mandy D. Kapica — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:49:52 +0000

(BOSTON) The Boston Conservatory Orchestra, Bruce Hangen conductor, continues its season Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. at Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 for students and seniors. Box Office: (617) 496-2222. For more information call The Boston Conservatory event line at (617) 912-9240 or visit www.bostonconservatory.edu/performances. The [...]

Arts Lines

stephenbrophy — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:38:01 +0000

Starting with the November 2100 issue, the Fenway News will be publishing a separate selection of short items about arts and cultural news in our neighborhoods. These were previously mixed in with the Community Newslines items. A Circuitous Path from Harvard Square to Hemenway Street On the first anniversary of its new 350-seat theater on [...]

THE BOSTON CONSERVATORY PRESENTS STRING MASTERS: STEVEN DOANE, NOV. 13

Mandy D. Kapica — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:15:30 +0000

(BOSTON—Oct. 25, 2011) The Boston Conservatory presents cellist Steven Doane in the popular String Masters series, a unique offering of internationally renowned musicians performing under the artistic direction of Andrew Mark and Irina Muresanu. The performance takes place Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 at 5 p.m. at The Boston Conservatory’s Seully Hall at 8 The Fenway. General admission tickets are $15, $10 for seniors and [...]

Thriller Live – Halloween MJ Tribute & Costume Contest

Mandy D. Kapica — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:30:49 +0000

Michael Jackson’s record-busting Thriller will come alive on Halloween night at the Berklee Performance center. Berklee students, faculty, alumni and friends will perform the album in its entirety in a special Halloween tribute to the King of Pop. Some of the highlights? Dancers from Berklee’s Musical Theater Club will groove to the most popular Thriller tracks like “P.Y.T. (Pretty [...]

Beethoven Chamber Series: Concert II

Mandy D. Kapica — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:20:26 +0000

CONCERT II: November 6, 2011 Trio for Piano, Flute and Bassoon, WoO 37 Piano Quartet No. 1 in Eb major, WoO 36 Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5 Three Songs, Op. 83 In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 Gesang aus der Ferne, WoO 137 Vanessa Holroyd, flute Thomas Stephenson, bassoon Rose Drucker, violin Joan Ellersick, viola [...]

Chamber Orchestra of Boston opens season with “Evening in the Palace of Reason”

Mandy D. Kapica — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:41:47 +0000

Music Director David Feltner and the Chamber Orchestra of Boston open their 2011-2012 season with Evening in the Palace of Reason Saturday, November 5 at 7:30 PM at First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough St. The point of departure for this concert is a meeting between J.S. Bach and Frederick the Great, described by James R. Gaines in his wonderful book, Evening in [...]

Hibernian Hall Presents “Well I See: The Music in the Motion”

Mandy D. Kapica — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:03:33 +0000

In an extraordinary collaboration featuring the Makanda Project of Boston and Mickey Davidson and Friends Dance Company of New York City, Hibernian Hall will present a concert exploring relationships between jazz music and movement in the context of Makanda Ken McIntyre’s compositions. Called, “Well I See: The Music in the Motion,” the performance takes place on Saturday, November 5 at [...]

NEC’s Weilerstein Trio Returns for Concert of Dvorak and Ives, Oct. 30 in Jordan Hall

Mandy D. Kapica — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:33:29 +0000

Cellist Recently Named MacArthur “Genius” Grant Winner Trio Joined by Juan Miguel Hernandez, Violist of The Harlem Quartet, NEC’s Weilerstein Trio (Donald Weilerstein, violin; Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano; Alisa Weilerstein, cello) will return to the Conservatory’s Jordan Hall for a concert of Dvorak and Ives, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. On the program will be [...]

Boston’s Largest FREE Music & Arts Festival, Monday, October 10

Mandy D. Kapica — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:07:21 +0000

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Neighborhood Newslines

stephenbrophy — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:59:36 +0000

Apparently, liquor ISN’T quicker In the past several years, Hemenway Variety, at the corner of Westland Ave. and Hemenway St., has twice tried to obtain a liquor license but has been turned down because of objections by the neighborhood, the Boston Police Department, and others. Last month, the owners of the building complex at 91 [...]

Loves Singing, Dancing, Teaching? He’s in the Perfect Neighborhood For It!

stephenbrophy — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:19:23 +0000

Update – John O’Neil will be appearing tonight (Sept. 30) from 8-11pm at the Club Café, 209 Columbus Ave. Call 61-536-0966 for details. by Anne Tobin In a 2007 interview, John O’Neil was asked, “Have you always liked performing?” “I have!” he enthusiastically replied. “My first performance on stage was when I was five years [...]

Handel & Haydn × [22 + 40] Equals Two Hours of Musical Bliss

stephenbrophy — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:58:51 +0000

By Stephen Brophy, editor The Handel & Haydn Society got its new season off to a rousing start on Friday, Sep 23 with a program built around two popular Mozart pieces—the Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat and Symphony No. 40 in G minor. Artistic Director Harry Christophers pleased the audience before the music [...]

BLO Concert on 8/31 Features Boston Ballet Dancers

stephenbrophy — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:48:23 +0000

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 7pm Who: Boston Landmarks Orchestra Jonathan McPhee, guest conductor In collaboration with Boston Ballet Featuring Dancers of Boston Ballet What: Free Concert The Boston Landmarks Orchestra performs at the Hatch Shell, in its first collaboration with the Boston Ballet, featuring dancers of [...]

Chicago Teen Awarded First Berklee Lollapalooza Five-Week Scholarship

stephenbrophy — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:32:01 +0000

Partnership Between the Festival and College Provides New Music Education Opportunity Flutist Atinuke (Tinu) Sonuga, 17, of Chicago, IL, is spending five weeks of her summer in Boston, July 9–August 12, studying at Berklee College of Music’s Five-Week Summer Performance Program on a scholarship. Sonuga, the first recipient of the Berklee Lollapalooza Five-Week Scholarship, joins more than 1,000 [...]

NEC to Celebrate Gustav Mahler Centennial September 26–December

stephenbrophy — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:19:48 +0000

Conservatory Will Capitalize on its Unique Strengths in Classical Music, Jazz, Contemporary Improvisation, Historical Scholarship to Create Event of Unusual Musical Diversity New England Conservatory will celebrate the centennial of Gustav Mahler’s death (May 18, 1911) in a semester-long festival, beginning September 26 and continuing through December, that highlights the composer’s influence—particularly on modern-day music [...]