NPR's Morning Edition on Wednesday, April 25, included a fascinating segment on poet Kevin Young which made special mention of the oratorio Repast, for which Young wrote the beautiful text - and which had an important premiere by the Dartmouth College Glee Club. A movement of Repast is on the program of the Glee Club concert on Sunday, May 6, 2 pm, in Spaulding Auditorium. As the final spring concert of the Glee Club under retiring director Louis Burkot, the May 6 program revisits some works especially important in Burkot's 37 years at the group's helm, and Repast is certainly one of … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2018
Classical musician as mash-happy deejay
Deejays are known for their mixes and mash-ups - sequences and combinations of music that create cool contrasts and continuities. But classical musicians can also play at that mash-up game, judging from the upcoming Hop concert by pianist Inon Barnatan (Wednesday, April 25 at 7 pm). Heralded as “one of the most admired pianists of his generation” (New York Times) and “a poet of the keyboard” (Evening Standard, UK), Barnatan is known for creating concert programs that make you hear well-known repertoire in a completely fresh way. His newly announced Hop program, however, goes a step or two … [Read more...]
Joyful, eclectic, inspirational: a Dartmouth College Gospel Choir playlist
What does the Dartmouth College Gospel Choir have in store for its upcoming concert on Sunday, April 29? Get ready for a dynamic mix of new and old-school inspirational music from diverse times and artists, both sacred and secular sources. Here's a taste of the songs that will be a part of this joyful, eclectic soul-and-body-moving afternoon. Born in 1964 in Hartford, Connecticut, Kurt Carr acted and danced as a teen but found himself down to sacred music. After earning a BFA in classical music from the University of Connecticut. He worked with gospel luminaries Andrae Crouch and the Rev. … [Read more...]
Celebrating music’s life after death, May 5
In his 28 years, Scott Smedinghoff gave a tremendous amount of music to the communities he lived in, including the Upper Valley, where he was a doctoral student in Dartmouth's Department of Mathematics. A May 5 concert by the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble celebrates how music can live on after death, with a program that is dedicated to Smedinghoff and includes one of the last works written by a titan in wind band music. Titled For Scott, on Saturday, May 5, 8 pm, the concert features the world premiere of Shadowlight, by Cleveland- based composer Kevin Krumenauer, commissioned with a gift … [Read more...]
Habanero, habanera, what’s the difference?
Afro-Cuban jazz sensation Daymé Arocena, performing at the Hop Thursday, April 12, is the quintessential habanera - a female resident of Havana, which she sings about in "Me lleva la Habana (I come to Havana)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1RksfBsu6w Habanera also refers to a 19th-century Cuban dance rhythm. Here's a classic habanera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jebIpYs2UUI The habanera infused early jazz - the first of many times American jazz would be saturated with Afro-Cuban musical elements - such as Scott Joplin's Solace … [Read more...]
What makes something precious? A legendary American jewelry shares his vision
By T. Jeffrey Georgantes, Director of the Donald Claflin Jewelry Studio, Hopkins Center This month, the Upper Valley is incredibly lucky to have Robert Ebendorf, a contemporary American jewelry master, visit for a public talk, a workshop and an exhibition, co-sponsored by Dartmouth’s Hopkins Center for the Arts, Craft Studies at the Hanover League of NH Craftsmen and the Designer Gold Gallery. Robert Ebendorf’s influence on contemporary jewelry design can’t be overstated. Ebendorf was part of a historic wave, along with J. Fred Woell, Ramona Solberg and others, that helped redefine … [Read more...]
