by Kile Smith | Oct 19, 2013 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
J. S. Bach continues to illuminate us, on Now Is the Time, Sunday, October 20th at 10 pm. Mark Hagerty’s Cello Suite 2 does not ape the suites of the great master, but rather is lit from within by the spirit of Bach. It’s a large-breathed, optimistic...
by Kile Smith | Sep 30, 2012 | Baroque music, Chamber Music, Dance Music, Early Music, new music
Had a blast at Mélomanie’s season opener last night: Telemann, Boismoitier, a Chris Braddock world premiere, and selections from recent commissions, including The Nobility of Women, which they had premiered in January. I always enjoy hearing the music of Ingrid...
by Kile Smith | Sep 28, 2012 | Baroque music, Chamber Music, Dance Music, Early Music, new music
Mélomanie’s 2012-13 season begins tomorrow night at Immanuel Church, Highlands in Wilmington with a potpourri of excerpted recent commissions. The Nobility of Women will be on the program, along with music by Ingrid Arauco, Mark Hagerty, Chuck Holdeman, and the...
by Kile Smith | Mar 5, 2012 | CD Reviews, CDs, Classical music, Dance Music, My CD Reviews, new music, Radio, WRTI
My latest CD mini-review for WRTI, including podcast. You can read all my CD reviews here. Soliloquy: Music of Mark Hagerty Mark Hagerty’s music is smart and sneaky. Let’s start with sneaky. He doesn’t show off: his music is so nicely grounded that...
by Kile Smith | Feb 26, 2012 | CDs, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
Coming up Sunday, 10–11 pm Suites Tomas Svoboda. Suite for Piano 4-Hand David Lefkowitz. Sonare Nova, from Suite for Piano Harry Bulow. Suite for Piano Mark Hagerty. Clavier Book 2 Now is the Time, American contemporary music, Sundays at 10 pm. On WRTI-HD2 and on the...