The first newsletter of the new year has arrived … Pacific Overtures. January, 2018.
Pacific Overtures: January
Miscellany
(Curated classical music news and views from around the internet.) Looking for ways to spend that Amazon gift card? The New York Times has an excellent list of the 25 best classical recordings of 2017. … NPR has a list
Program for New Year’s concert from Vienna
The 2018 New Year’s concert from Vienna (with the Vienna Philharmonic), on January 1, will be conducted by Riccardo Muti for the fifth time. KOCE will broadcast the event at 9 p.m. on Jan. 1. This is always one of
The top 10 greatest notes of all time
[First published in 2011 on Classical Life, but still true.] Top 10 lists are big these days in the sophisticated world of the internet and its readership. Even the august New York Times (in January) got into the act recently
Pacific Overtures, December
The December newsletter is out a day early … Pacific Overtures. December, 2017.
Miscellany
(Curated classical music news and views from around the internet.) Take a hike with composer John Adams in the Sierras, the setting for his new opera on the Gold Rush, “Girls of the Golden West.”… The artistic director of the venerable
Pacific Symphony: December concerts
Here’s your quick, mobile-friendly guide to December concerts at Pacific Symphony, with links to buy tickets online. Estonian conductor Anu Tali, recently picked by The Washington Post as one of the top “Female conductors to watch,” makes her debut with
Pacific Overtures, November
Here’s the November issue of our monthly newsletter, Pacific Overtures, written and curated by yours truly. Click on the link below. Pacific Overtures. November, 2017.
Miscellany
(Curated classical music news and views from around the internet.) Classical musicians the world over know IMSLP (the free International Music Score Library); now the founder speaks…. The George and Ira Gershwin Critical Edition is well underway; performances are about
Pacific Symphony: November concerts
Here’s your roundup of Pacific Symphony concerts in November, on the quick, mobile-friendly, with links to single tickets. There are 11 concerts in all during the month. It starts with a tribute to the great Ella Fitzgerald on the pops