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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Art-songs from the pop charts

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The New York Times' Stephen Holden reviews performances by singer-songwriters Amos Lee and Rodney Crowell and the Brazilian-Polish barit...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Violence and violins

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The Richmond Symphony, University of Richmond Schola Cantorum and James River Singers explore "Music in Times of Civil Unrest," in...

Deep red in Cincinnati

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The Cincinnati Symphony ran a $3.8 million deficit on an operating budget of $39.9 million in 2007-08, one of the largest shortfalls disclos...
Friday, January 23, 2009

All synced up

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The performance of John Williams' "Air and Simple Gifts" at President Obama's inauguration was actually a recording. Violi...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Richmond Symphony recasts series with move downtown next season

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The Richmond Symphony is betting almost all its chips on the new downtown Richmond CenterStage theater complex, scheduled to open in Septemb...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Stravinsky's revenge

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From Soho the Dog ( http://sohothedog.blogspot.com/ ): https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MzRtch__Pybbmuk_VABWHESg...

Review: inaugural music

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The pundits’ verdict on President Obama’s inaugural address – low-key, straightforward, somber – applies as well to the event’s signature mu...
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Clarke Bustard
A music critic and cultural writer based in Richmond, VA, Bustard has written for the Richmond Times-Dispatch since 1971. He also has contributed to Style Weekly in Richmond, Symphony and Chamber Music magazines, the webzine NewMusicBox and other publications. Bustard is a recipient of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for music writing, as well as awards from state and national press associations.
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