Another weekend, and even as we continue to anticipate the reopening of our concert halls and a return to normalcy, there are plenty of online musical events to sustain us. Here are just a few of them.
Tonight at 7:30 pm EST, celebrate Early Music Month with the Philadelphia-based ensemble Piffaro, The Renaissance Band. The program, “The Musical World of Don Quixote,” will include works from 16th and 17th century Spain. The concert will be available for on-demand access for the period of a week. For more information, visit https://www.piffaro.org/
Continuing on a Latin theme, The Philadelphia Orchestra is offering Rodion Shchedrin’s “Carmen Fantasy,” a reimagining of Georges Bizet’s classic melodies for strings and percussion, in a performance featuring special guests, Brian Sanders’ JUNK. The semi-staged presentation will be enhanced by JUNK’s unique blend of choreography and physical theater. The concert is being offered on-demand through Thursday. To learn more, look online at philorch.org.
On Sunday at 3 pm EST, Clipper Erickson will present the next of his “Music for the Soul” concerts. Titled “Chopin in Context: The Women Before and After,” the program will position music by the Romantic keyboard master as part of a continuum that will also include works by Cécile Chaminde and Maria Szymanowska. For tickets and information, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chopin-in-context-the-women-before-and-after-music-for-the-soul-tickets-141160046499
Also on Sunday, at 4 pm EST, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra will offer a late afternoon of music for strings by Puccini and Respighi. In addition, guest harpist Alexander Boldachev will play works by Smetana and Piazzolla, along with some of his own improvisations. The concert will be made available on-demand for PSO ticket-holders for a period of a week. To learn more, visit princetonsymphony.org.
On Wednesday, the PSO will post the last of a four-part series of videos devoted to Bach’s “The Musical Offering.” The work is performed by PSO musicians, with Assistant Conductor Nell Flanders providing the fascinating introductory material for each segment. The series is being offered free, with Segments 1 through 3 already posted at the PSO website, again princetonsymphony.org. Enjoy them at your leisure.
Have a great, musically-nourishing weekend. We’ll be out of this soon. Keep dreaming the impossible dream!
