Orchestra to premiere concerto in Bradford on Avon

THE Wiltshire Music Centre has been chosen to play host to the premiere of a world-famous orchestra’s performance of a piano concerto. The Academy of St Martin in the Fields will be performing at the centre in Ashley Road, being lead by Israeli pianist Inon Barnatan, the ensemble will be showing the audiences Piano Concerto No.2, The Haunted Ebb, composed by Alasdair Nicolson.

Symphony to play dance music

The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra is issuing an invitation to get up and dance during their weekend concerts in Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon. “Our musicians are going to step outside the classical zone and step into a sparkling concert full of Latin rhythms, fantastic cross-rhythms and lots of percussion onstage,” commented Rosemary Thomson, music director.

Of race and opera: Two views on ‘Nixon in China’ a ” and theatrical stereotypes a ” in Houston

Art provokes. And sparks conversations. The Houston Grand Opera’s recent production of John Adams’ ‘Nixon in China’ has done just that, drawing strong responses from two critics – Scott Cantrell in Dallas and Wei-Huan Chen of Houston.Their perspectives, on matters of race, history and how a viewer should interpret what they’re seeing on an opera stage – are here.

Chutney King’s legacy lives on

Moonima Yankarran,centre, weeps during the funeral for her son chutney icon Anand Yankarran at the Waterloo cremation site, yesterday. With live singing, a music truck and thousands of fans, family members and artistes in attendance, the funeral service for chutney icon Anand Yankarran resembled one of the massive chutney shows he participated in during the height of his career.