Composer Debbie Wiseman talks about returning to Wolf Hall and the world of the Tudors, for the BBC’s adaptation of the conclusion to Hilary Mantel’s story of Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII, The Mirror and the Light.
How is the classical music world changing? Looking back on a dizzying year, we pay particular attention to performers’ international connectedness. Documenting more than 30,000 events, Bachtrack’s statistics provide valuable insight into an unstable world.
From Buxtehude, Bach and Handel, to contemporary composer Liza Lim, we take a tour of the myriad forms of composers’ handwriting and calligraphy – and how music makes itself on the page.
A century after its founding in 1926, former members of Ballet Rambert recall the joys and challenges of working directly with Dame Marie Rambert, one of the trailblazers of British ballet.
Grace 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.
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