The English-speaking peoples have yet to produce an enduring giant among composers. Edward William Elgar came close, though not very. Perhaps the best that can be said for him is that he admirably ...
Elgar’s flag-waving nautical song-cycle The Fringes of the Fleet was performed to packed houses up and down the country in 1917, then sank virtually without trace for the next 90 years. As the work ...
It’s been eight years since Joni Mitchell released a new record composed of original material. In 1998 she put out Taming the Tiger, then quit releasing new music, citing crippling frustrations with ...
Operatic climaxes are usually marked by surging strings, blaring brass, rumbling kettledrums; but this time, when the crucial moment came, there was silence. Composer Randall Thompson had a good ...
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When the first trailer for 28 Years Later was released last year, fans were immediately struck by the theme of sheer terror that ran through it. And part of what made ...
The closing of the Rudyard Kipling signals end of an era. Reason for closing unspecified but the venue has struggled for years. The Rud’s legacy of nurturing creativity will be missed. No one liked ...
On Mother's Day I saw a rare thing. I've been visiting The Rudyard Kipling for 30 years, but only a few times have I witnessed a long queue of customers snaking along the sidewalk waiting to come in.
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