NinerTimes review: Experiencing The Defiant Requiem

NinerTimes review: Experiencing The Defiant Requiem

A compelling story of a conductor and his choir during the Holocaust

Classical Voice North Carolina reviews Defiant Requiem

Classical Voice North Carolina reviews Defiant Requiem

UNC Charlotte Presents a Transcendent New Perspective on Verdi's Requiem.

As Sung by Jewish Prisoners Earmarked for Extermination by the Nazis

Orli Shaham performs on Bruce Adolphe's "Piano Puzzlers"

Orli Shaham performs on Bruce Adolphe's "Piano Puzzlers"

Orli Shaham performs on Bruce Adolphe's "Piano Puzzlers"

DC Metro Theater Arts Interview with Tessa Lark

DC Metro Theater Arts Interview with Tessa Lark

Violinist Tessa Lark Discusses Her Career and Her Upcoming Performance at the Phillips Collection

Charlotte Magazine previews Defiant Requiem: UNC Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine previews Defiant Requiem: UNC Charlotte

On Dec. 3rd, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte College of Arts & Architecture commemorates their courageous actions in presenting Defiant Requiem, a multimedia concert drama and live choral performance illuminating this artistic uprising.

Victoria Bond's "The Miracle of Light" at Chamber Opera Chicago

Victoria Bond's "The Miracle of Light" at Chamber Opera Chicago

Chamber Opera Chicago presents "Amahl" and Victoria Bond's "The Miracle of Light"

Victoria Bond discusses "Mrs. President" with Mona Seghatoleslami of WXXI-FM

Victoria Bond discusses "Mrs. President" with Mona Seghatoleslami of WXXI-FM

In 1872, women didn’t have the right to vote in America, but that didn’t stop one from running for president: Victoria Woodhull.

Rochester City Newspaper previews "Mrs. President"

Rochester City Newspaper previews "Mrs. President"

Woodhull's story has sociopolitical relevance today, both here in Rochester as the home of Susan B. Anthony and to our nation as a whole, which has yet to elect a woman to the highest office in the land, more than 140 years after Woodhull's run.

Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter welcomes "Mrs. President" to Rochester

Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter welcomes "Mrs. President" to Rochester

“I am so pleased to welcome composer and conductor Victoria Bond to Rochester’s historic Lyric Theatre to celebrate the centennial anniversary of women’s right to vote in New York State."

WDAV blog "Of Note" previews Defiant Requiem at UNC Charlotte

WDAV blog "Of Note" previews Defiant Requiem at UNC Charlotte

As a Holocaust historian and educator, I am often asked, “Why did no one resist?” Fortunately, there was considerable resistance, from many quarters and in many forms. This becomes more visible when we break free from narrow definitions of “resistance” —that is, the notion that only armed struggle qualifies as resistance.

Concerto Net concert review: 88 keys to delight

Concerto Net concert review: 88 keys to delight

It was an irresistible music, and nobody could resist it. They could resist that Second Rhapsody, though it was played with that same flair, the same instinctual rhythm which the ebullient Ms. Buechner has in excess.

Composition choices give entire orchestra chance to shine

Composition choices give entire orchestra chance to shine

Speaking of sparkles, Rachmaninoff can pack more notes into a measure with the best of them, and they poured out of the piano in shimmering cascades, all of which were negotiated without a hitch. Hands crossing over each other always came down in the correct spot; loud passages were not attacked so much as leaned into with solid control; all the melodies, especially the famous 18th variation, had a natural flow and sensitive rubato.

SYMPHONY NOTES, OCTOBER 20 AND 21, 2017: GETTING VERY NEAR THE END

SYMPHONY NOTES, OCTOBER 20 AND 21, 2017: GETTING VERY NEAR THE END

Ms. Shaham will play Rachmaninoff's bravura Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in a program that also includes Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet and Mnemosyne's Pool, a 2015 orchestral work by Steven Mackey.

Fall 2017 Concerts at ACFNY

Fall 2017 Concerts at ACFNY

ACFNY announces their Fall 2017 Season. One highlight this fall is the 8th annual Moving Sounds Festival, including an interactive multi-media experience at Roulette, acoustic and electronic works by French composer Éliane Radigue at Issue Project Room, the experimental multi-media performer PAUL at ACFNY and more.

NEPR Interview with Christopher Houlihan

NEPR Interview with Christopher Houlihan

Organist Christopher Houlihan talks with John Nowacki of New England Public Radio about his new role at Trinity College as the John Rose College Organist and Director of Chapel Music and his recently released Bach CD.

Oct. 22: Renowned organist Christopher Houlihan in La Grange

Oct. 22: Renowned organist Christopher Houlihan in La Grange

Houlihan's recital will showcase the beauty and versatility of First United Methodist's newly rebuilt organ in a diverse program of music by Bach, Vierne, Messiaen and Sowerby.

WQXR's Expert Guide features Orli Shaham

WQXR's Expert Guide features Orli Shaham

WQXR asked leading musicians, music writers, and music lovers for their top picks for the upcoming fall season, and here's what Orli recommends.

WQXR's Expert Guide features Victoria Bond

WQXR's Expert Guide features Victoria Bond

WQXR asked leading musicians, music writers, and music lovers for their top picks for the upcoming fall season, and here's what Victoria recommends..

Victoria Bond's opera Gulliver's Travels comes to life

Victoria Bond's opera Gulliver's Travels comes to life

The composer and conductor Victoria Bond has long been fascinated with Jonathan Swift's book Gulliver's Travels. And now, Victoria Bond has been awarded a commissioning grant to compose an opera based on this iconic 18th century satire.

The Symphony at Terezín

The Symphony at Terezín

Stepping into Terezín—a former military compound in the Czech Republic where the Theresienstadt concentration camp was located—feels like being swallowed. The heavy stone gates of the star-shaped fortress built in the days of Joseph II gape ominously, thanks to its tragic history in World War II and decades more as a prison.