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He is a real composer
And don't you try to tell Joshua Newton otherwise
Joshua Newton wants you to know he doesn't write classical music.
By
EMILY PARKHURST
| October 07, 2009
Classical inheritance
Two fixtures hand over the reins to a younger generation
A teacher told me years ago that someday "you young people will inherit classical music. Then you can do with it what you want." And so I've been waiting.
By
EMILY PARKHURST
| September 30, 2009
String vacation
Soundtrack for summer in Maine
With the Portland Symphony's elimination of its popular, but debt-inducing, Independence Pops concert series, Portlanders will have to travel a little farther to satisfy their classical-music appetites this summer. But it will be well worth the mileage.
By
EMILY PARKHURST
| July 08, 2009
A pair of classical gems
String quartets pair up
Sunday afternoon, two string quartets — the Borromeo and the Portland — will meet and join forces for a rare performance of a pair of classical gems, Johannes Brahms's String Sextet in G Major, Op. 36 and Felix Mendelssohn's Octet in E flat Major, Op. 20 .
By
EMILY PARKHURST
| April 15, 2009
German birthday cake
The Choral Art Society perform Mendelssohn's Elijah
Tuesday's gift from Portland's Choral Art Society to German composer Felix Mendelssohn, on the occasion of what would be his 200th birthday, will be one of his greatest works (Elijah), and one of their biggest undertakings.
By
EMILY PARKHURST
| March 25, 2009
The show goes on
Soprano Renée Fleming visits the PSO
Soprano Renée Fleming visits the PSO
By
EMILY PARKHURST
| February 11, 2009
Like a fine wine
Pianist Laura Kargul joins the Portland String Quartet for a birthday party.
To celebrate the group's 40th anniversary, the Portland String Quartet will have a good time playing some favorites, but also will push themselves with some of the most difficult works they perform. They'll have help from renowned pianist Laura Kargul, who will join in for one of the three program selections.
By
EMILY PARKHURST
| February 04, 2009
Beyond tradition
Two concerts seek fresh ears for 'classical' music
On December 6 the University of Southern Maine Composers' Showcase will offer selections from new composers for eclectic ensembles, and on December 8 the Decompression Chamber Music Ensemble will offer an interactive concert pairing Robert Schumann with Philip Glass.
By
EMILY PARKHURST
| December 03, 2008
Can classical be underground?
Portsmouth's Navona Records releases an indie aesthetic for orchestra
At least one of the reasons many of us contemporary-music fans don't get into classical music is because it seems like no one wants us to listen to it.
By
SAM PFEIFLE
| November 14, 2008
Expressions of war
Don't miss the Takács Quartet at UNH
One of the best string quartets in the world will be within a D-string's distance from Portland, come Monday night.
By
EMILY PARKHURST
| November 12, 2008
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