Cincinnati Pops Season: Ballroom to Moonwalk

Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 11:58:09 PM in: news_2012

Cincinnati Pops conductor John Morris Russell announced the Pops' 2012-2013 season to attendees of the orchestra's "Disney in Concert" opening February 17 at Music Hall. The twist (dance), Batman, James Bond and tributes to Ella Fitzgerald and Michael Jackson fill the season along with guest stars Amy Grant, Judy Collins and Mandy Patinkin.
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Hell, Damnation and Little Red Riding Hood

Posted: Feb 7, 2012 - 4:52:36 PM in: news_2012

Image from CCM's "The Damnation of Faust" shot by Raul Barcelona

In February, concert planners' thoughts invariably turn to thoughts of love. The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music focuses on the dark side this month, with Mozart's "Don Giovanni," Berlioz' "Damnation of Faust" and Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" all on the concert calendar. (first published in Express Cincinnati)
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"Creative direction" continues for CSO in 2012-13

Posted: Jan 29, 2012 - 12:11:26 AM in: news_2012

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Still without a music director since the departure of Paavo Järvi in May, 2011, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will pursue its 2012-2013 season as it has in 2011-2012, under the guidance of three Creative Directors. Returning to oversee the orchestra's "Masterworks" series is Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, who will conduct two of the series' ten concerts. Taking charge of the "Ascent" and "Boundless" series, respectively, will be saxophonist-conductor Branford Marsalis and composer Jennifer Higdon, with five concertsw each. Meanwhile the search for Järvi's successor continues. Season details are being announced today. (to be continued)
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"Clue in Two Flats"

Posted: Jan 18, 2012 - 2:42:23 PM in: news_2012

If you ever wondered whether Cincinnati's neo-Gothic Music Hall had ever been the scene of a murder mystery, the answer is yes, it has. R.L.F. McCombs, music critic for the Columbus Citizen, wrote one in 1940. Copies are still available at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
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