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☆ The Team Effort Behind One of Classical Music’s Greatest Hits
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Hugh Morris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 1916, the composer Gustav Holst took a young conductor, Adrian Boult, on a long walk through Kew Gardens and Richmond Park in London. A few years earlier, Boult had written to Holst asking whether he had composed any music for small orchestra that he could perform. Few were better equipped than they were to introduce Boult to the score; as rehearsal pianists, amanuenses, copyists and performers, the two would be intimately involved in the creation of “The Planets,” one of the most popular orchestral pieces of the 20th century. Documents from Lasker’s archive at the Royal College of Music in London show that this way of introducing “The Planets” to other artists wasn’t so unusual in its genesis. In an introduction to the piece given by Lasker on BBC radio in 1951, she said, “We had the great joy of introducing the work to all the great conductors in this country, and, after the war, to many of the great continental conductors.”

Persons: Gustav Holst, Adrian Boult, Boult, Holst, ” Holst, Vally Lasker, Nora Day, amanuenses, Lasker, “, ” Organizations: Kew, Richmond Park, Royal College of Music, BBC Locations: Kew Gardens, Richmond, London

☆ Her Music Fell Into Obscurity. Now It’s Back at the Philharmonic.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Garrett Schumann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The New York Philharmonic’s program this week contains familiar names, Gustav Holst and György Ligeti. But in between is a first for the orchestra: “Stabat Mater,” a 1951 work for contralto and strings by Julia Perry. This will not be the first time that Perry has shared the stage with more well-known composers. The mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, who will make her Philharmonic debut on Wednesday performing in the “Stabat Mater” solo part, said of the piece: “I love the vocal writing. It’s intense, it’s very introspective, it’s very intimate and also very extreme.” Dima Slobodeniouk, who will conduct the program, described it as “logically and beautifully written.”

Persons: Gustav Holst, György Ligeti, Mater, ”, Julia Perry, Perry, Mater ”, George Antheil’s, Aaron Copland, Ross Parmenter, “, J’Nai Bridges, Dima Slobodeniouk Organizations: Columbia University Composers, The New York Times Locations: York

☆ An audio simulation of the gentle twinkling of a star sounds much more menacing than you think
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Northwestern researchers have created the world's first audio simulation of twinkling stars. They did this by converting simulations of gas waves produced inside stars into sound waves. They then converted these heat-produced waves into sound waves — a process known as sonification — to produce an "eerily fascinating" recreation of what this flickering phenomenon should sound like. "I think we were expecting it to sound unpleasant, but we were surprised by the sounds we heard!" Anders explained to Insider that many types of waves produce inherent twinkling in stars (the field of asteroseismology is dedicated to observing them).

Persons: Anders, Evan Anders, Twinkle, Gustav Holst's Organizations: Northwestern, Service, Northwestern University, Astronomy Locations: Wall, Silicon

Charles III has commissioned new works for his coronation, adding to the rich tapestry of pieces composed for the occasion. The first coronation music was likely sung chants, which, starting in 1603 with the coronation of James I, were refashioned into coronation anthems now with English text. Both have since become staples in the coronation service. And at the most recent coronation, comparisons between Elizabeth II and Charles III are unsurprisingly being made. Charles III’s coronation is set to usher in the new Carolean era, in the hopes that it will reflect its namesake Charles II and his contributions to art and music.

☆ Sala cu Orgă deschide stagiunea 2020-2021
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-16 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +1 min

Sala cu Orgă îşi va deschide stagiunea 2020-2021, mâine, 17 septembrie, începând cu ora 18.00, în scuarul instituţiei, cu un concert de muzică clasică, susţinut de Orchestra Naţională de Cameră, dirijată de Vladimir Andrieş şi Corul Naţional de Cameră, condus de Ilona Stepan. Solicitată de Moldpres, directorul instituţiei, Larisa Zubcu, a menţionat că Sala cu Orgă a făcut transmisiuni în direct, fără public, în perioada pandemiei încă în primăvara anului curent. Astfel, primul concert fără public a avut loc pe 21 mai – un recital de Orgă susţinut de Anna Strezeva. Astfel, Orchestra Naţională de Cameră va prezenta lucrări semnate de Peter Warlock, Antonio Vivaldi, Georg Friedrich Handel, François Devienne, Reinhold Gliere şi Gustav Holst, iar Corul Naţional de Cameră – de Edvard Grieg, Francis Poulenc, Moses Hogan, Antonio Jose şi Tomas Garbizu. Solişti: Ion Negură (flaut), Lilia Istratii (mezzo-soprană) şi Eugen Ursu (vioară).

Persons: îşi, Vladimir, Ilona Stepan, Larisa Zubcu, Anna Strezeva, Peter Warlock, Antonio Vivaldi, Georg Friedrich Handel, François Devienne, Reinhold Gliere, Gustav Holst, Edvard Grieg, Francis Poulenc, Moses Hogan, Antonio Jose, Tomas Garbizu, Ion Negură, Eugen Ursu Organizations: Orchestra Naţională, Cameră Locations: Cameră

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