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A homecoming of sorts: Shakespeare and Schmitt’s Antony and Cleopatra in Virginia

By Phillip Nones, 18 May 2019
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“what incredible music it is: opulent, complex and endlessly fascinating”
Reviewed at Ferguson Center for the Arts: Peebles Theatre, Newport News on 17 May 2019
Programme
Schmitt, Antoine et Cléopâtre, Suite no. 1
Schmitt, Antoine et Cléopâtre, Suite no. 2
Performers
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, Conductor
Bill Barclay, Director
Bill Mootos, Actor
Joel Colodner, Actor
Daniel Berger-Jones, Actor
Niani Feelings, Actor
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Antoine et Cléopâtre, Suite no. 1Antoine et Cléopâtre, Suite no. 2Bill BarclayFlorent SchmittJoAnn FallettaVirginia Symphony Orchestra
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Phillip Nones
Phillip Nones
Phillip Nones studied piano from age six, also playing percussion in educational and civic groups before moving to a rural area of the USA in 1990, where performance opportunities were few. Recently he has started performing again, participating in “side-by-side” orchestra performances and playing percussion in the World Doctors' Orchestra. His personal collection of music includes over 5,000 classical albums in all formats (CDs, LPs, 78s), plus downloads. In his professional life, he heads up a marketing communications firm in the state of Maryland. He blogs about the French composer Florent Schmitt here.