by Taylor Hollyer | Dec 14, 2017 | News
Vivaldi’s busy and productive career as composer, violinist and teacher drew its due share of acclaim. One measure of his success is the fact that Johann Sebastian Bach did him the honor of transcribing several of his concertos. He played a major role in several...
by Taylor Hollyer | Nov 20, 2017 | News
“In recent years, I have had the pleasure of singing with a variety of exceptional orchestras, including eight performances with the Elgin Symphony and seven with the Grand Rapids Symphony. I have also had the honor of performing in duo with some outstanding...
by Taylor Hollyer | Sep 27, 2017 | News
“The Seventh Symphony’s premiere concert was performed to benefit the soldiers wounded a few months earlier in the battle of Hanau. It was one of Beethoven’s most successful concerts. Viennese audiences, miserable from Napoleon’s 1805 and 1809...
by Taylor Hollyer | Sep 27, 2017 | News
The Marcus Roberts Trio is known for its virtuosic style and entirely new approach to jazz trio performance. While most jazz trios have the piano front and center, all members of the Marcus Roberts Trio share equally in shaping the direction of the music by changing...
by Taylor Hollyer | Aug 28, 2017 | News
“When the booing and catcalls began, Stravinsky left the hall in a rage and went backstage, where he spent the rest of the performance holding onto Nijinsky’s coat-tails while the choreographer stood on a chair shouting numbers (in Russian) to the dancers,...
