Submitted by Editor-In-Chief on Mon, 02/02/2015 - 15:03
Boston Baroque will be performing J.S. Bach's St. John Passion on Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28, 2015. Prior to the Friday evening performance, the group will sponsor a panel discussion hosted by WBUR's Christopher Lydon on the controversy concerning anti-Jewish passages in the work. Panelists Include Martin Pearlman, Music Director; James Bernauer, Director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College; Deeana Klepper, Assoc. Professor of Religion at Boston University; and Robert Marshall, Eminent musicologist and Bach Scholar at Brandeis University.
Submitted by Editor-In-Chief on Sat, 01/31/2015 - 16:47
Conductor John Eliot Gardiner has been appointed the Harvard Music Department’s inaugural Christoph Wolff Distinguished Visiting Scholar, supported by the Christoph Wolff Fund for Music. Gardiner, an English conductor, early music expert, and Bach biographer, will participate in a series of talks and events in early February. Each of the three events is free and open to the public. There are no tickets required; seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Submitted by Editor-In-Chief on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 09:58
WGBH introduces Sing That Thing! — a new TV series designed to showcase the best amateur choirs in Greater Boston and beyond and reveal the passion, vitality, and timeless appeal of the choral experience. Sing That Thing! will highlight choirs representing local churches, schools, and communities. The show is a competition over approximately four months, and will include broadcast of performances as well as stories about the participating groups. To purposefully accommodate a deliberately broad range of singing styles and repertory, Sing That Thing! will have four competition categories: High School (8-60 members), College (8-60 members), Adult Small Group (8-16 members), and Adult Large Group (17-60 members).
