The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra brought down the house Thursday night for its final program of the season. The strategy of ending with “Pictures at an Exhibition” was brilliant. How can you fail to excite the audience when the final moments of “The Great Gate of Kiev” involve huge, loud sounds, including chimes and drums and […]
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Tyzik twist
Although no one (as far as I know) in the audience at the Eastman Theatre has ever shouted “Freebird,” The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is, in essence, this town’s biggest cover band. Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik is an outstanding composer, musician, and Grammy Award-winning producer. But the majority of the music he conducts was written […]
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Out with the new, in with the old?
Call it an endless melody or the same old song. By any name, it’s a recurrent dilemma that dogs the concert world. Here’s the A theme: Symphony orchestras are alienating us with “difficult,” dissonant program choices. Hold your ears and complain loudly. Or the B theme: Orchestras must strive to please. It’s the […]
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Reader feedback 11.12.03
The world’s
violence, Monroe’s election, WRUR’s
changes, the RPO and pipes
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Reader feedback 4.23.03
Rural poor, the Johnson candidacy, the war, RPO support
