by Kile Smith | Mar 8, 2013 | American music, CDs, new music, Radio
Etudes for piano and for bongos are on Now is the Time, Sunday, March 10th at 10 pm. Maria Corley performs seven of the twelve neo-romantic Etudes by Leslie Adams, journeying through changing harmonic relationships, with a sure touch by composer and pianist. Bang on a...
by Kile Smith | Sep 29, 2012 | CDs, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
Percussion sets the scene on Now is the Time, Sunday, September 30th at 10 pm. From Michael Hersch’s vast, chime-grounded symphony to drum master Glen Velez’s kicky duo, percussion comes out of the background to speak a language all its own. Joel Chadabe...
by Kile Smith | Apr 11, 2012 | Broad Street Review, Classical music
[First published in the Broad Street Review 10 April 2012.] Not loud enough. The conductor looks my way, waves a cutoff, and says, “Yes, we could use more slapstick there.” We’re rehearsing the Ravel orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an...
