Cincinnati Should Reclaim "Over the Rhine"
Posted: Apr 5, 2008 - 6:10:05 PM - in: Commentary
Manuel Brug, a journalist with Germany's Die Welt, visited Cincinnati in March in advance of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's visit to Germany as part of its 2008 European tour (now underway). Here are his observations about the city, the CSO and music director Paavo Järvi as published in Die Welt April 4. English translation by Mary Ellyn and John Hutton.
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The Republic of Estonia is 90 Years Old Today
Posted: Feb 24, 2008 - 4:38:19 PM - in: Commentary|
Main Building, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia, where students placed Estonia's blue-black-white striped flag during its War of Independence (1918-20) (photos by Mary Ellyn Hutton)
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A Valentine for Music Hall
Posted: Feb 10, 2008 - 10:18:36 AM - in: Commentary
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Tribute to a Great Lady
Posted: Jan 28, 2008 - 11:23:12 PM - in: Commentary
An eloquent tribute to arts patroness Patricia Corbett from Cincinnati Opera general director Patricia K. Beggs.
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Rx for Music Hall
Posted: Jun 4, 2007 - 12:00:00 AM - in: 2007
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra violinist Stacey Woolley offered a prescription for Cincinnati's over-sized Music Hall during
the orchestra's tour of Southern California in April, 2007.
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Building Bridges: Black Violin
Posted: Jun 1, 2007 - 12:00:00 AM - in: 2007, 2007
Good things do happen on Friday the 13th. One of them was Black
Violin, featured on "The Mayor's 801 Plum Concert” held in Cincinnati
city council chambers at City Hall in April.
The African-American duo – violinist "Kev Marcus” (Kevin Marcus Sylvester) and violist "Wil-B” (Wilner Baptiste) brought a new perspective to the municipal arena, not by beating city hall, but by bringing a beat to it.
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The African-American duo – violinist "Kev Marcus” (Kevin Marcus Sylvester) and violist "Wil-B” (Wilner Baptiste) brought a new perspective to the municipal arena, not by beating city hall, but by bringing a beat to it.
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Speaking up for Estonia's David Oistrakh Festival
Posted: Dec 9, 2005 - 12:00:00 AM - in: 2005
Kommentaar: Üks palve ja tungiv soovitus. "An appeal and an urgent suggestion." A guest column written in support of the David Oistrakh Festival in Pärnu, Estonia (first published in Pärnu Postimees Dec. 9, 2005).
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