Another day, another study undercutting the myth surrounding the 18th-century Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari.Since the early 20th century, musicians and instrument experts have been trying to figure out what, if anything, makes the violins he made sound better.
Is A Stradivarius Violin Easier To Hear? Science Says Nope Read More »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Looking ahead to their 40th season, starting in September, and beyond, the musicians of Carolina Pro Musica are eager to explore a variety of possibilities. Widening their horizons with new guest artists is one likely direction.
Carolina Pro Musica: Early Music, Family Style Read More »
It was during the Paul Kellogg era of the nineties and the aughts that New York City Opera became a force for Baroque opera—specifically works by Handel, which, with their historical-mythical plots and arrays of pleasing arias, were eminently adaptable to a plethora of production styles.
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Patrick Dittamo is a Kansan composer, scholar, and musician. He graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music composition from the College of William & Mary, where he studied performance practice and early wind instruments with Dr. Ruth van Baak Griffioen and composition with Dr. Brian Hulse. Â As a composer, he
Center Stage, May 2017: Patrick Dittamo Read More »
How can you not love a disc devoted to flashy violin music by lesser-known 17th-century composers, one of whom was afflicted with sleepwalking and killed himself by falling into an excavation ditch and another who was stabbed to death still owing money to the printer of his first (and only!) set of violin sonatas?
Ear-Catching Violin Music Of The 17th Century Read More »
