John Clare http://tpr.org en Opera Gala Premieres World Class Singers At The Majestic http://tpr.org/post/opera-gala-premieres-world-class-singers-majestic <p></p> Tue, 21 May 2013 16:56:17 +0000 John Clare 11749 at http://tpr.org Opera Gala Premieres World Class Singers At The Majestic Chichester And Fern Hill On Horizon For Choral Society http://tpr.org/post/chichester-and-fern-hill-horizon-choral-society <p></p><p>"Beyond the Horizon" is the season finale for the <strong>San Antonio Choral Society</strong>. The concert this Sunday afternoon at 3pm will be led by <strong>Jennifer Seighman</strong>.</p><p>Seighman will lead <em>Chichester Psalms</em> by Leonard Bernstein, as well as music by living composers like John Corigliano. "I've based the program on poetry," Jennifer states. "What lies behind us, what lies before us, what lies beyond us - are tiny matters compared to what is within us. It comes from a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote."</p> Fri, 17 May 2013 20:08:28 +0000 John Clare 11583 at http://tpr.org Chichester And Fern Hill On Horizon For Choral Society French Master Shows Romantic Side With Mozart Gem http://tpr.org/post/french-master-shows-romantic-side-mozart-gem <p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Two works share the <strong>San Antonio Symphony</strong> program this weekend with conductor <strong>Sebastian Lang </strong></span><strong>Lessing</strong><span style="line-height: 1.5;">: </span>Shostakovich's<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> <em>Symphony No.8</em> and Mozart's <em>Piano Concerto No. 22</em> with soloist <strong>Michel </strong></span><strong>Dalberto</strong><span style="line-height: 1.5;">.</span></p> Fri, 17 May 2013 02:43:34 +0000 John Clare 11526 at http://tpr.org French Master Shows Romantic Side With Mozart Gem Music Of The Sun Lights Up Carver Center Friday http://tpr.org/post/music-sun-lights-carver-center-friday <p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">For over 15 years, <a href="http://www.ethelcentral.org/" target="_blank">Ethel </a>has been on the edge of chamber music - performing with rockers, on soundtracks, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and in the Grand Canyon. &nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Friday evening is a chance to hear the string quartet live and in person, along with Native American flutist Robert </span><strong style="line-height: 1.5;">Mirabal</strong><span style="line-height: 1.5;">.</span></p> Wed, 15 May 2013 16:14:32 +0000 John Clare 11415 at http://tpr.org Music Of The Sun Lights Up Carver Center Friday Soothing Sounds From Pine's New Violin Lullabies http://tpr.org/post/soothing-sounds-pines-new-violin-lullabies <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">London saw the printing of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-a-bye_Baby" style="line-height: 1.5;">"Mother Goose-Melody"</a><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> around 1765 - you might remember it from childhood, and perhaps even sung it to your child. Violinist </span><a href="http://classical.rachelbartonpine.com/" style="line-height: 1.5;"><strong>Rachel Barton Pine</strong></a><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> has been singing to her daughter Sylvia, and decided to make an entire album of lullabies.</span></p> Mon, 13 May 2013 16:32:39 +0000 John Clare 11263 at http://tpr.org Soothing Sounds From Pine's New Violin Lullabies St. Luke's Episcopal Choir Premieres Phillips Canticles http://tpr.org/post/st-lukes-episcopal-choir-premieres-phillips-canticles <p></p> Tue, 07 May 2013 17:02:14 +0000 John Clare 10956 at http://tpr.org St. Luke's Episcopal Choir Premieres Phillips Canticles Slatkin On Recording, Revitalization, And Rachmaninoff http://tpr.org/post/slatkin-recording-revitalization-and-rachmaninoff <p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">This week the Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs two different programs at Carnegie Hall. </span><strong style="line-height: 1.5;">Leonard Slatkin</strong><span style="line-height: 1.5;">, their music director, is happy to be part of the </span><a href="http://springformusic.com/" style="line-height: 1.5;">Spring For Music</a><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> festival. "More than any composer I can think of, you span not only his musical growth, but literally the coming of age of American music with these four [Ives] symphonies."</span></p> Mon, 06 May 2013 17:03:30 +0000 John Clare 10894 at http://tpr.org Slatkin On Recording, Revitalization, And Rachmaninoff KPACK 2013: Greenberg On How To Listen http://tpr.org/post/kpack-2013-greenberg-how-listen <p></p> Thu, 02 May 2013 13:01:00 +0000 John Clare 10663 at http://tpr.org KPACK 2013: Greenberg On How To Listen Mastersingers Get Sendoff For Italy At Little Flower Basilica http://tpr.org/post/mastersingers-get-sendoff-italy-little-flower-basilica <p></p> Wed, 01 May 2013 14:48:30 +0000 John Clare 10625 at http://tpr.org Mastersingers Get Sendoff For Italy At Little Flower Basilica Children's Chorus Celebrates The Magic Within http://tpr.org/post/childrens-chorus-celebrates-magic-within <p>The <a href="http://www.childrenschorussa.org/" target="_blank">Children's Chorus of San Antonio</a> performs their annual Spring Song this Sunday at 3 p.m., with a theme "The Magic Within."&nbsp;</p><p>Artistic Director and Founder Marguerite McCormick is excited for the program.</p> Wed, 01 May 2013 14:15:31 +0000 John Clare 10553 at http://tpr.org Children's Chorus Celebrates The Magic Within