Kol Nidre: solemnity and songWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:12PMIt's one of the pivotal moments of the Jewish calendar. Worshippers, many dressed in white, flock to synagogue and wait, often with trepidation, for the cantor to start singing Kol Nidre. But why has a prayer concerned with annulling vows and oaths become so famous? Some insights from the Web.
Spring into fall with our annual autumnal arts previewMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:32PMThe dog days of summer are over, so now you can put away Christopher Lloyd in summer stock and get serious about arts and culture again. But there are a lot of music, art, theater and events on the schedule, so join us now for our annual cheat sheet on...
Pint-sized Emelene already knows her way around the violin — and local pubsMonday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:54AMAt eight years old, Emelene Rosen is already hanging out in pubs and making toasts with her friends gathered ’round the table.
DiS meets HjaltalínFriday, August 20, 2010 @ 8:21AMThe week or so prior to depature I'd been aware of Reykjavik seven-piece Hjaltalin and their debut record, Sleepdrunk Seasons . Aware that it was as promising as it was engaging and full of an array of textures and emotions, all rich.
Rodney Punt: California Philharmonic in Alfresco Pops and Classical FareMonday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:40PMIf success were measured by a lovely setting, a lot of people in attendance, and a balance sheet in the black, Maestro Victor Vener and the California Philharmonic would appear to have a successful operation.
Readers' reviews: Aug. 7 SummerFestSunday, August 8, 2010 @ 10:38PMSo what really happened Saturday night at SummerFest? We've given our opinion; now readers give theirs.
Borromeo brings vibrancy to SummerFestSunday, August 8, 2010 @ 10:23PMIt’s hard to think of Haydn as a composer of “new music.” But the Borromeo String Quartet, in Saturday’s rewarding “Age of Enlightenment” SummerFest program at St. James by-the-Sea, found a way to make the 1797 String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 76, seem as if the ink were still dry on the page. Or, in the case of the Borromeo, still flickering on its laptops.
Let's take another dip in the gutterSaturday, August 7, 2010 @ 4:30PMFor the past several years, I have taken up the cause of gutter guards. After trying and rejecting the aluminum mesh inserts, foam inserts and the Gutter Drainer plastic system available at the State Fair, I settled on the Sheerflow system available at Menards.
Musicians gather for the 17th Somerville String CampWednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 4:54PMSomerville String Camp, an annual gathering of young and not-so-young musicians, convened for the 17th time this summer. On weekday mornings from July 12 to 23, more than 165 violin, viola, cello and double bass players worked and played together on technique, music theory and improvisation, as well as choral, orchestral and chamber music.