Man,

you should've been there last night!

New dude sat in

playing--not piano--

but dig, schlepped in a harpsichord!

Called himself "Dom" . . . "Dom the Crux"

said he bummed round Italy, Spain, Portugal

got a wicked accent

but cat could play!

Swung that bass heavy

lots of funky rhythms

twiddled lightnin' fast in the treble

those chords were blastin'.

Scrabbled up and down the total keyboard

like…

How can you make  Louise Farrenc  (1804 – 1875) and Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) be part of a fresh ink initiative for the Delaware Chamber Music Festival?

You have to get the right musicians.  First you invite the most intense young clarinet player you can…

What a concept!  So little viola repertoire and such an underestimated instrument! 

To start, a cocktail of Borodin – his very brief and quite romantic Trio on a Russian Theme for two violins and cello.  Yes, it is true that there is no viola in this piece, but it was a sweet and…

To experience Barbara Govatos playing a popular tune - giving it all the respect and polish she might devote to Paganini etudes is hard to describe.  Ms. Govatos, violin, and Marcantonio Barone, piano, began the Delaware Chamber Music Festival with the theme from Schindler’s List by John Williams.  This piece…

In the far distance

of my mind I hear

the blatting of trumpets

the winding of French horns

as sharp winds over

ice floes and snow fields;

          timpani pummels

          thunder pontificates

          in jagged passes;

the vibrating of strings

quivering branches in forests

anticipating storms;

          oboe and bassoon

          the snorts and snores of

          elk and…

On Saturday, June 7th, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare will play at the Kimmel Center for another electrifying performance. Join us for ELEMENTS, featuring orchestral riffs on earth, air, fire and water by Marais, Rebel, and Telemann. The show begins at 8:00. Tickets can be purchases at http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4802.…