At 60, soprano Kirkby’s expressive voice is still on the mark Oct 26, 2009
This was an all-English program of songs and instrumental pieces by John Dowland and Henry Purcell. An alternative, more varied program of European composers in New York had been given earlier in the week, and one heard about that with a certain envy. (Boston Globe)
Music: the week ahead Oct 22, 2009
EMMA KIRKBY The British soprano and early music pioneer returns to the Boston Early Music Festival for a recital, with lutenist Jakob Lindberg, of works by John Dowland and Henry Purcell. 8 p.m. Oct. 23. (Boston Globe)
Celebrate Thanksgiving Night with Great Performances and Sting: A Winter's Night Oct 14, 2009
Featuring traditional music of the British Isles as its starting point, Sting and guest musicians interpret stirring, folk-based melodies including The Snow it Melts the Soonest (traditional Newcastle ballad), Soul Cake (traditional English "begging" song), Christmas at Sea (traditional Scottish song), Gabriel's Message (14th century carol), Balulalow (lullaby by Peter Warlock) and Now Winter Comes Slowly (Henry Purcell). Two of Stings own compositions are... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Somerville cancer survivor lends hand to Hoffman Breast Center Oct 9, 2009
Durkin performed 13 classical pieces, including works from Henry Purcell, George Frederick Handel, Gabriel Faure and Franz Schubert. She chose pieces she felt are musically accessible to people. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Classical music with a twist in Lawrence Sep 11, 2009
Today s music covers four centuries with works by Henry Purcell, Robert Schumann, Noel Coward, and Scott Wheeler. Boston mezzo-soprano Krista River will be accompanied by pianist Brett Hodgdon. (Boston Globe)
Sting Set to Release New Recording 'If On a Winter's Night...' Jun 19, 2009
Sting and guest musicians interpret a stirring collection of songs, carols, and lullabies including The Snow it Melts the Soonest (traditional Newcastle ballad), A Soalin' (traditional English "begging" song) Gabriel's Message (14th century carol), Balulalow (lullaby by Peter Warlock) and Now Winter Comes Slowly (Henry Purcell). Two of Sting's own compositions are also featured on the album, Lullaby for an Anxious Child and The Hounds of Winter, which originally appeared on his previous release... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Record-setting Braintree High School class graduates June 6 May 30, 2009
The faculty and administration processional will be Prince of Denmark s March by Henry Purcell, and the processional for the class will be Edward Elgar s Pomp and Circumstance. The Braintree High School Concert Band, under the direction of David Buckley, will perform the national anthem. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Alex Ross: Rediscovering the operas of Francesco Cavalli. May 18, 2009
Beneath her, a bass line moves down step by chromatic step, in a corkscrew motion that has been echoed, consciously or not, by everyone from Henry Purcell, in Dido and Aeneas, to Bob Dylan, in Ballad of a Thin Man. Marie-Nicole Lemieux sings the aria on a sensational new disk entitled Lamenti, on the Virgin Classics label, with Emmanuelle Ha. (New Yorker)
Today's Best Bets Apr 4, 2009
The program will include music by Henry Purcell, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Francis Poulenc, Richard Strauss, Marc Blitzstein, Richard Rodgers, William Bolcom and more. Tickets are $18. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Soprano comes home for concert at university Mar 29, 2009
The program will consist of pieces composed by Henry Purcell, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Francis Poulenc, Richard Strauss, Richard Rogers and others. "The Performing Arts Center is a traditional venue and even though we've played in some places where we do 'out there' programming, we thought it would be a good idea to go with a traditional program here," she says. (Athens Banner-Herald)
'The Composer is Dead' introduces kids to classical Mar 22, 2009
Taking a theme by his great English predecessor Henry Purcell as material, Britten works an ingenious series of variations on it, each one designed to show off a different aspect of the theme as well as a different corner of the orchestra. What's striking about both of these classics is how cannily both composers pitched their efforts to the capacity and interests of younger minds. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Going for Baroque: Symphonys fired-up season ender is April 3 Mar 19, 2009
Also known as Trumpet Voluntary, the work was originally attributed to Henry Purcell. A popular piece often used at weddings, it is appropriate as the Danish Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Mary make an eight-day American tour in late March. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Woodwind repairman's passion: Baroque flutes Mar 3, 2009
His parents were ex-beatniks who played music constantly - everything from Beethoven quartets to John Coltrane to Henry Purcell to the Rolling Stones. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
City Beat (14) Mar 1, 2009
Apollo s Fire presents a staged production of Henry Purcell s Dido & Aeneas featuring singers and dancers along with the baroque orchestra through Feb. 3. Performance tonight (Thurs. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
