With classical works by jazz artists Iverson, Lehman and Assad, American Composers Orchestra wound up its fortieth anniversary season, and looked ahead to continued adventures in diversity.
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-04-09UTC15:59:03+00:002018-04-08With classical works by jazz artists Iverson, Lehman and Assad, American Composers Orchestra wound up its fortieth anniversary season, and looked ahead to continued adventures in diversity.Dreamscapes in New York: genre-busting composers showcased by the American Composers Orchestraen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-manahan-american-composers-orchestra-carnegie-new-york-april-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngGrace Lichtensteinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/23750https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/23750https://bachtrack.com/files/58125-grace-lichtenstein.jpgGrace Lichtenstein is a former New York Times news reporter and Rocky Mountains bureau chief. She is the author of several books, including Musical Gumbo: The Music of New Orleans (with Laura Dankner). She is a member of PEN, the Authors Guild and the National Book Critics Circle. A native of Brooklyn, NY Grace is a graduate of Brooklyn College. In recent years, as a freelance contributor to numerous national magazines and websites, she has focused on contemporary classical music and book reviewing. Her favorite composers include Messiaen and Jennifer Higdon. She lives in Manhattan.https://bachtrack.com/files/80610-aco-c-steve-j-sherman.jpg510340American Composers Orchestra and George ManahanSteve J Sherman2018-Apr-06, Carnegie Hall: Zankel: Orchestra Underground: Dreamscapeshttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/carnegie-hall-zankel/orchestra-underground-dreamscapes/06-april-2018/19-302018-04-062018-04-06Carnegie Hall: Zankel HallNew York CityNew YorkUnited States40.765266-73.979877https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2018/4/6/0730/PM/American-Composers-Orchestra/?utm_medium=listing&utm_source=bachtrack-l&utm_campaign=stix-aco1&sourceCode=27515https://bachtrack.com/files/67184-8.png4
On the final night of their mammoth European tour, the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra played a brilliantly energetic programme to a delighted Bridgewater Hall audience. There was a great deal to commend in the playing, despite some capricious tempo choices in Mahler’s first symphony.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:53:37+00:002013-10-29Marin Alsop conducts the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra in Clarice Assad's Terra Brasilis, Bernstein's West Side Story Symphonic Dances and Mahler's Symphony No. 1, reviewed at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall by Rohan ShottonBrilliantly energetic Alsop and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra in Manchesteren_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-oct-2013-marin-alsop-sao-paulo-manchesterBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRohan Shottonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/242https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/242https://bachtrack.com/files/124-rohan.jpgRohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.https://bachtrack.com/files/3277-aa27e872_0563_4153_a4c3_f5bab81185c4.jpg400400Marin Alsop Hana Zushi, Royal Academy of Music2013-Oct-27, Bridgewater Hall: Mahler 1https://bachtrack.com/listing-oct-2013-marin-alsop-sao-paulo-manchester2013-10-272013-10-27Bridgewater HallManchesterNorth-WestUnited KingdomM2 3WS53.4751551793172-2.246017456054694
There is a tendency in the reviews of Marin Alsop to start by mentioning the obvious; that is, she is the first female conductor to have conducted the last night of the Proms and that she is the first female Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. So let me start with the surprising: that Alsop is Irish.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:53:34+00:002013-10-29Andrew Larkin reviews Marin Alsop and Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra playing Clarice Assad, Bernstein and Mahler at the NCH, DublinExhilarating Irish homecoming: Marin Alsop with Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestraen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-oct-2013-alsop-sao-paulo-dublinBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAndrew Larkinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/4766https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/4766https://bachtrack.com/files/164-andrew_larkin.jpgAndrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin. https://bachtrack.com/files/3272-marin_alsop_c_grant_leighton_6.jpg400400Marin Alsop Grant Leighton2013-Oct-26, National Concert Hall: São Paulo Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductorhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-oct-2013-alsop-sao-paulo-dublin2013-10-262013-10-26National Concert HallDublinCounty DublinIreland53.3349605719418-6.258972287178044
