A Journey Through Madison's Classical Music Scene
Classically SpeakingOctober 2012
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10/27/12Madison Opera Has a Ball Unmasking VerdiAll treats and no tricks are offered via Verdi’s "Un Ballo in Maschera" |
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10/16/12Madison Symphony Balances the Books with Three “Bs”James Ehnes is a compelling soloist, and John DeMain programs old “new” music |
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10/10/12Doubleheader Weekend for the Wisconsin Chamber OrchestraFriday’s concert offers a pianistic pentagon; on Saturday the WCO transforms Overture Hall into “the happiest place on earth.” |
Years before I contributed my first classical review to the Los Angeles Times in 1988, I started a class in music appreciation for adults that had one aim: to put a few cracks in the “ivory tower elitism” I found pervasive in the classical music world since my boyhood days. Whether as a critic, program annotator or band director, that goal has never changed. After all, Mozart and Beethoven and the gang wrote their music for people like you—not critics or professors!
