Archive for May, 2011
Sounds of Jazz; what’s coming on Sunday, May 22nd
Hi, everyone! This Sunday on “The Sounds of Jazz,” we will feature music from clarinetist Peanuts Hucko! For those of you who might not be familiar with this versatile jazz ...
Photos from Mahler monument, 5/18/2011
As many of you know, today is the 100th anniversary of the death of Gustav Mahler. A few months before his untimely passing, Mahler brought the New York Philharmonic to ...
The Capitol Pressroom for May 17, 2011
Former Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll joins us to discuss the Cuomo administration’s priorities, as well as his new job heading up the State Environmental Facilities Corporation. (If you don’t ...
“…and we’ll get back to you.”
We received a call from a listener this week who wondered why we don’t present more works by Ives or Glass or Schoenberg.
Norman’s News (and a video!) , 5/17/2011 (UPDATED)
Today's news from the classical music world from Norman Lebrecht:
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The Capitol Pressroom for May 16, 2011
Albany Law School’s Government Law Center recently announced that it has appointed Abraham Lackman as the Clarence D. Rappleyea Government Scholar in Residence.
It’s an appointment that may have flown ...
Megna on Native Brands
John Kane of “Let’s Talk Native” has stated that he suspects that the State ultimately wants to shut down Native American tobacco retail businesses by outlawing Native brands, and to ...
Norman’s News, 5/16/2011 (Updated)
Hello! Here's what Norman Lebrecht has for us on this rainy day:
Norman’s News (and videos), 5/15/2011 (UPDATED)
Today's news and more from Norman Lebrecht in London:
1) Norman pays tribute to the great Bernard Greenhouse; as mentioned elsewhere on this blog, the cellist passed away on Friday at ...
Farewell to cellist Bernard Greenhouse
We have the sad news that cellist Bernard Greenhouse, one of the founders of the Beaux Arts Trio and also a noted solo cellist and teacher, has passed away at ...










