Percy Grainger, "Colonial Song" Program NoteColonial Song Percy Grainger Born: July 8, 1882, Melbourne, Australia Died: February 20, 1961, White Plains, New York Original...
Percy Fletcher, "Vanity Fair" Program NoteVanity Fair (A Comedy Overture, In Which Several Characters From Thackeray’s Novel are Portrayed) Percy Fletcher Born: December 12, 1879,...
Happy Birthday, Charles Ives!Charles Edward Ives, the convention-shattering American modernist composer, was born 142 years ago today, October 20th, 1874, in Danbury,...
Classical Ensembles, and Audiences, in the 21st Century"Classical music is dying" is a familiar trope, with many high-profile orchestras struggling to find audiences and fund their...