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As a soccer goalie, I learned lessons from Bernie Parent (above)— but so did my opponents.

Sports and music: a common link

Why musicians don't keep score

Long before I became a composer, I played soccer. In the process I learned a useful lesson: In sports as in music, the ultimate goal isn't perfection; it's humility and humanity.
Kile Smith

Kile Smith

Articles 5 minute read
Gay: Well-planned mugging.

Poor Richard's "Opera a Day' at the Fringe (1st review)

Seven nights, seven operas (and just one problem)

Poor Richard's stripped-down productions of seven one-act operas present a good opportunity to sample an odd corner of the opera repertoire for $15 a ticket, if you can understand the words.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 3 minute read
Stokowski and Mickey in 'Fantasia,' 1940: How to turn Disney fans into Orchestra fans.

The Orchestra vs. the Phillies

Think outside the box (and other advice the Orchestra has ignored)

The Philadelphia Orchestra is losing its audience while other orchestras— not to mention the Phillies— are growing their audiences. So why has the Philadelphia Orchestra board ignored or remained silent about a study that represents the best professional thinking for the future survival of American orchestras?

Clarence Faulcon

Articles 4 minute read
McDonald (right) with Philip Boykin: Must black singers kill their golden goose? (Photo: Michael Lutch.)

Black opera: Struggle and strategy

Beyond Porgy and Bess: Anyone for Amistad or Malcolm X?

Everyone loves Gershwin's Porgy and Bess and the vocalists who've sung its roles for the past 76 years. Will white audiences ever expand their listening menu to operas by black composers? And how can black musicians help push the envelope?
Maria Thompson Corley

Maria Thompson Corley

Articles 4 minute read
One night, Ella Fitzgerald stopped in.

Jazz struggles for survival

Who will rescue jazz?

Sometime after World War II, jazz musicians stopped communicating with their audiences and began playing only for themselves and elite musicologists. Grassroots jazz bars— the lifeblood of this uniquely American art form— are making a comeback. But it's a struggle, as I discovered recently.
Armen Pandola

Armen Pandola

Articles 4 minute read
Peter Serkin: Breaking father's grip.

The Marlboro mystique: Pros and cons

Marlboro at 60: Incubator or pressure-cooker?

After 50 years, the Marlboro festival remains a remarkable incubator where promising young musicians form disciplined ensembles. But it's also a pressure-cooker that can squelch an individual musician's personal expression.
Victor L. Schermer

Victor L. Schermer

Articles 4 minute read
Wang seemed more comfortable than her conductor.

Boston Symphony at Tanglewood: A Romantic mixed bag

What Sarah Chang could learn from Yuja Wang

Romanticism in music has had its ups and downs. A recent weekend of Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts at Tanglewood suggests that much of its success depends on the nature of the performance.
Victor L. Schermer

Victor L. Schermer

Articles 5 minute read

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Bilger: A street band outing.

Philadelphia Orchestra on the brink

When musicians leave, who's responsible?

Add trumpeter David Bilger to the growing roster of Philadelphia Orchestra musicians leaving for more secure if not greener pastures. But the executive and board leadership should walk the plank instead.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

Articles 3 minute read
Krantz: A doozy of a finale.

Allen Krantz revives Wencelas Matiegka

Reviving the guitar (with a little help from the Internet)

Beethoven's contemporary Wencelas Matiegka wrote 11 solos for guitar that were forgotten after his death. Now, thanks to the Internet and the guitarist/arranger Allen Krantz, they've been resuscitated.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 4 minute read
Tetriani: Richer than the original.

Menotti's "The Consul' at Princeton

A Cold War surprise

I had begun to believe that Menotti's The Consul was an unworthy relic of an outdated era. In Princeton last month, to my astonishment, it demonstrated both dramatic and musical strength.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Articles 4 minute read