Tomorrow: Hear the Mighty Five

Sometimes you hear music and your spirits literally soar. The melody, tempo, and instruments all work together somehow to create the perfect auditory storm that sweeps you away to another time, place, and state of being….
So was the case with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra’s The Firebird: A Magical Concoction. Performed on April 10, 2011, J.C. [...]

Hear The Firebird

Ah, music … music is truly a gift to the ears, heart, and soul – an aural form of hedonism. What’s more, if music – like love – makes the world go ’round, then this coming Sunday may have an event worthy of attendance. For Bach, Shostakovich,  and Stravinsky are comin’ to town, dear hedonists.
This [...]

The Hedonistic Conductor

So All Hallows’/Saints’ Eve marked the first of this 2010-2011 season for the Seattle Philharmonic – at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 31, 2010 at Saint Mark’s Cathedral, philharmonic-goers had a chance to experience Music … Not Illusion, But Revelation. The kind of performance that not only moves its listeners, but simultaneously educates them.
Normally, the [...]

Take a Phil Pill

Last Sunday, May 23rd, 2010, was the final concert of the season for the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra (a.k.a. the “Seattle Phil” or simply “the Phil”). The concert, entitled The Brotherhood of Peoples – which featured the dynamic, blood-moving (and often heart-pounding) works of Elgar, Gordeli, Bartok, and Beethoven – was, quite frankly, amazing. This orchestra [...]