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In an “SOS” to the public, about 1,900 top U.S. scientists are warning that the Trump administration’s moves against researchers imperil the nation’s health, economy and national security.
The UN human rights chief has called on leaders and international stakeholders to radically rethink global drug policy, stating that the decades-long “War on Drugs” approach has “destroyed countless ...
Salt Spring Baroque is excited to present contra-alto Vicki St. Pierre with Victoria Baroque this weekend in Spirit and Song, a program featuring Bach’s Cantata BWV 170 along with works by Buxtehude ...
That different sound appealed to me. It’s the same as the difference between an oboe and English horn, or an alto clarinet to a regular clarinet; it’s in a different register. I recorded the same song ...
Though Suk is known for intimate, expressive piano cycles, the Scherzo fantastique saw the Czech bring the concert hall genre, associated with names like Mendelssohn and Berlioz, into the 20th century ...
Lasting just under seven minutes, the “scherzo fantastique” made every second count. Its slow and mysterious opening highlighted excellent woodwind passages, later erupting with a restless pulsing ...
It is a scherzo fantastique brimming with eager and energetic rhythm. The composition departs from the common forms of classical music, and unfolds a series of distinct, nonlinear musical ...
and stunning backdrops designed by contemporary artists Jules de Balincourt for Justin Peck’s Scherzo Fantastique and Jeffery Gibson for Peck’s Copland Dance Episodes. Along with all the ...