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Archive for March 16th, 2008

The Future Of Classical Music

Posted in Seattle, WA on March 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »

About a month ago, Seattle University hosted a summit on the future of classical music.  Participants included fixtures of Seattle’s classical music scene.  In today’s Seattle Times, Melinda Bargreen takes readers through the summit and the conclusions that were reached.  In his opening remarks Seattle Symphony Music Director Gerard Schwarz offered a perceptive and true [...]

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Review: Choral Arts St. John Passion

Posted in Seattle, WA, Special to the Gathering Note on March 16, 2008 | No Comments »

By: Philippa Kiraly
Around Puget Sound at Christmastime, we can hear Handel’s Messiah performed on a dozen different nights by several different organizations. While I wish we heard other great Christmas works as well, like Berlioz’ L’Enfance du Christ, or Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Messiah heralds Christmas for us and adds greatly to the mood.
However, until recently [...]

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