by Patrick D. McCoy | Apr 7, 2019 | Article, Featured, News, Reviews
BREATH OF FRESH AIR: With a hint of star-power and a stellar cast of singers, Washington Concert Opera hits a home-run with Rossini’s “Zelmira.” (COVER PHOTO: L to R: Silvia Tro Santafé, Lawrence Brownlee, conductor Antony Walker, Matthew Scollin...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Mar 20, 2019 | Article, Featured, Radio, Reviews
A FESTIVAL OF MUSIC: Based in Charleston, SC, The Colour of Music Festival recently mounted performances featuring prominently musicians of color at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, culminating in a performance of the Mozart “Requiem”, in memory of...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Mar 13, 2019 | Article, News
IN TRIBUTE: The Charleston based Colour of Music Festival takes up residence at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in performances in memory of beloved school co-founder Peggy Cooper Cafritz. by Patrick D. McCoy Beginning on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.,...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Jan 21, 2019 | Article, Featured, News, Reviews
SONG LIEDER: Soprano Renée Fleming returned to The Kennedy Center in a performance with the National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Gianandrea Noseda, collaborating together for the first time. by Patrick D. McCoy Soprano Renée Fleming is certainly no stranger to...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Dec 19, 2018 | Article, Featured, News, Reviews
Joyful Exuberance: Dana Marsh conducted his first official Christmas concert as artistic director and conductor of The Washington Bach Consort in a program of a cappella choral works by Praetorius, Schein, Schütz and accompanied works by both Johann Ludwig Bach and...
