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architecture | MEMETERIA by Thomas May
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MEMETERIA by Thomas May. Music and the Arts. League of American Orchestras. Los Angeles Master Chorale. Seattle Chamber Music Society. June 9, 2015 • 1:16 pm. À la Recherche de l’Espace Perdu: Leo Saul Berk at the Frye. Leo Saul Berk: Wind Jangle. Aluminum, fishing line, weights; courtesy of Leo Saul Berk. Ford House also happens to be the dwelling in which the Seattle-based artist Leo Saul Berk. Spent part of his childhood. Structure and Ornament. Leo Saul Berk: Clinkers. My favorite among the loosely r...
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Aspen | MEMETERIA by Thomas May
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MEMETERIA by Thomas May. Music and the Arts. League of American Orchestras. Los Angeles Master Chorale. Seattle Chamber Music Society. July 25, 2014 • 12:12 am. Comments Off on A New Look at New Romanticism. A New Look at New Romanticism. Jacob Druckman in 1986; photo by Irene Haupt. This summer’s 65th anniversary season of the Aspen Music Festival. Is keyed to the theme of “The New Romantics.” Here’s the feature essay. I wrote on current manifestations of “New Romanticism”:. Follow Blog via Email. When ...
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arts leaders | MEMETERIA by Thomas May
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MEMETERIA by Thomas May. Music and the Arts. League of American Orchestras. Los Angeles Master Chorale. Seattle Chamber Music Society. May 16, 2015 • 10:02 am. Comments Off on Saluting Terry Knowles and the LA Master Chorale. Saluting Terry Knowles and the LA Master Chorale. The goddess: Terry Knowles. This weekend brings the final program. To $54 million: all this in the face of the Great Recession. Here’s just a partial list of the astonishing caliber and range of living composers whose works the...
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anniversary | MEMETERIA by Thomas May
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MEMETERIA by Thomas May. Music and the Arts. League of American Orchestras. Los Angeles Master Chorale. Seattle Chamber Music Society. August 25, 2016 • 9:14 am. In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s birthday — just two years away from the centenary now! 8212; I’m reposting a link here. To some thoughts from a few years ago. Filed under: American music. July 10, 2016 • 5:56 pm. Comments Off on Proustiana. Biographer William C. Carter, who believes. À la recherche du temps perdu. Why You Should Read Proust.
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American artists | MEMETERIA by Thomas May
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MEMETERIA by Thomas May. Music and the Arts. League of American Orchestras. Los Angeles Master Chorale. Seattle Chamber Music Society. July 5, 2015 • 9:29 am. Comments Off on Fur Traders. From the Met’s YouTube archive. A closer look at George Caleb Bingham’s. Fur Traders Descending the Missouri. Filed under: American artists. Follow Blog via Email. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Arts & Culture Stories from NPR. The actor and writer who broug...
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Andy Warhol | MEMETERIA by Thomas May
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MEMETERIA by Thomas May. Music and the Arts. League of American Orchestras. Los Angeles Master Chorale. Seattle Chamber Music Society. June 6, 2015 • 12:11 pm. There’s a feast of exhibits that have just opened at Seattle’s Frye Museum for the summer. I’ve just posted on the Structure and Ornament. Show from local artist Leo Saul Berk. Meanwhile, a series of small-scale exhibits explores the concept of the portrait, of self-portrayal and presentation. Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol and Unidentified Woman, 1...
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artist profile | MEMETERIA by Thomas May
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MEMETERIA by Thomas May. Music and the Arts. League of American Orchestras. Los Angeles Master Chorale. Seattle Chamber Music Society. December 19, 2015 • 12:01 am. Return to Star Wars. John Williams Awakens the Musical Force. If you’re a Star Wars. Filed under: artist profile. November 18, 2013 • 7:15 am. Comments Off on Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor of Grace. Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor of Grace. Lawrence Brownlee as Almaviva in Barber. One of his signature roles; photo by Ken Howard. The star tenor is speakin...
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Aspen Music Festival | MEMETERIA by Thomas May
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MEMETERIA by Thomas May. Music and the Arts. League of American Orchestras. Los Angeles Master Chorale. Seattle Chamber Music Society. July 28, 2016 • 8:19 am. Comments Off on Buffa from Bolcom. Over at the Aspen Festival there’s a new production of William Bolcom’s comic opera. 8212; based on the Altman film — starts tonight. Here’s my essay for the Aspen program:. A Perfect Marriage: Comedy and Collaboration in Bolcom’s A Wedding. Will be premiered next March by Minnesota Opera.). Based on the Frank No...
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awards | MEMETERIA by Thomas May
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MEMETERIA by Thomas May. Music and the Arts. League of American Orchestras. Los Angeles Master Chorale. Seattle Chamber Music Society. April 18, 2016 • 11:23 am. Comments Off on Congratulations to Henry Threadgill. Congratulations to Henry Threadgill. This year’s Pulitzer winners were just announced. And the hugely imaginative avant-garde jazz legend Henry Threadgill has been awarded the Music Pulitzer for. In for a Penny, In for a Pound. From the Pulitzer Committee’s citation. The new work, which Thread...
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American history | MEMETERIA by Thomas May
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MEMETERIA by Thomas May. Music and the Arts. League of American Orchestras. Los Angeles Master Chorale. Seattle Chamber Music Society. July 19, 2014 • 12:45 am. Comments Off on Built-In Beauty. Photo by Monique Blanchard. My latest piece for City Arts. Of course, Smith Tower is always just there, part of the ever-present scenery of daily life in downtown Seattle. Maybe on your checklist of show-off-the-city items for visitors. But try for a moment to ignore the familiarity of icons like this. It’s the mi...
