Archive for February 2026
Review: WKU Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble: From Ding to Ding: The colorful world of winds and percussion.
Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Concert Sanctum and Shadows Between sanctum and shadow turns the wheel of fortune. Friday, February 27 2026 | 7:30 p.m.Van Meter HallHilltop Drive at WKUBowling…
Read MoreTheater Review: LIVE: Professional Theater Produced in Bowling Green Kentucky: Steel Magnolias: SKYPAC and Ramsey Theater Company
Stepping into a different area today as I review a live performance of a theater piece. My reasoning here is that it is important for me to do what I…
Read MoreOrchestra Concert Review: Louisville: “The Sounds of a New Nation”
Orchestra Concert Review “The Sounds of a New Nation” Louisville Orchestra — Whitney Hall, February 20, 2026 Teddy Abrams, Music Director Program William Billings: Chester †William Schuman: New England Triptych…
Read MoreFrench Horn Recital Review: Three Ladies, Two French Horns, and Piano at WKU | Musiterania™
Western Kentucky University Department of Music presents Faculty & Guest Recital Dr. Sarah Schouten, horn withMira Choi, pianoDr. Emily Britton, horn Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center – Room 189, Recital…
Read MoreA New Direction for Musiterania
A New Direction for Musiterania Hi there, everybody — Timothy here from Musiterania.com. I’m recording this so I can turn it into a blog post, because sometimes the clearest ideas…
Read MoreReview: The Nashville Symphony’s performance of Bernstein’s “Jeremiah” Symphony #1 and Leshnoff’s “The Sacrifice of Isaac”. A profound evening of classical music made in America.
Spano Conducts Bernstein featuring Leshnoff and the Nashville Symphony Chorus Schermerhorn Symphony Center — Nashville, TN Program Leonard Bernstein: Symphony No. 1 (“Jeremiah”) Program Notes for “Jeremiah” INTERMISSION Jonathan Leshnoff:…
Read MoreReview: Nothing like a snowy morning in Cincinnati! Got warm on the gorgeous sounds of Mahler in concert by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
It is now Monday, February 9, 2026, and I am just now writing this review. What did I hear, what did I see, and what do I think about it?…
Read MoreIn the hall: Where the real sound of purely acoustical music happens. Mahler the master of the live concert experience.
Since the beginning of electronic amplification, reproduction, and broadcasting of music, we have been slowly desensitized to the natural sounds of voices and instruments. Our ability to rewind, tweak, and…
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