Classy classical fans, check out Chorus pro Musica
Chorus pro Musica opens their 2006-2007 season this Friday, Nov. 3, at the Old South Church in Copley Square.
Chorus pro Musica, an independent Boston chorus, was founded in 1949 and is "recognized for versatility and excellence in performing traditional, adventurous and seldom-heard works," according to their Web site.
This Friday's performance will feature Frank Martin's "Mass for Double Chorus" and Henryck Gorecki's "Miserere." Martin wrote "Mass" in 1920, and a Chorus press release described the piece as one of the greatest "choral monuments of the 20th century." On the other end of the spectrum, the Polish government objected to "Miserere" being dedicated to a labor party and prohibited the piece from being performed for more than seven years after Gorecki penned it in 1981.
Both works, as well as others, will come to life on Friday under the guidance of Jeffrey Rink, the Chorus' current music director, who has been with the group for 17 years. In 2005, Rink was awarded the Jacopo Peri Award of the New England Opera Club for his contributions to that genre.
Later this season, Chorus pro Musica will perform "An English Christmas" on Dec. 22 at Old South Church, the "St. John Passion" with an orchestra on Mar. 23 at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul and a concert opera on June 3 at NEC's Jordan Hall. The chorus will also perform with the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra on Dec. 10 at the Sanders Theater.
Come, music junkies, to the CMJ Music Marathon
With over 8 million people, it would be difficult for almost anything to make a significant dent in the demographic or collective mood of New York City. However, if Sept. 11 or "Ghostbusters II" (1989) have taught us anything, it's that sudden, sweeping changes do weird things to the city.
It is difficult to predict exactly how, but expect the CMJ Music Marathon, which started Tuesday and runs until Saturday, to cause a spike in the city's music snobbery. The convention, which features film screenings, star-studded panels addressing issues from every area of the music industry, and - oh yeah - shows from thousands of bands, brings together music directors from college-format radio stations, independent promoters and booking agents, artists and basically everyone else that fancies themselves part of the music business.
The panels, which feature legends like Chuck D, George Clinton and Steve Earle, and the film series, which includes advanced screenings of "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" and "The Fountain," Darren Aronofsky's latest, are interesting, but the best part about the Marathon is the shows.
If a gazillion were a real number, it would be the best way to describe the lineup, which runs the gamut from completely obscure to The Shins. Highlights include criminally underrated Virginia rap duo Clipse at The Knitting Factory in one of a handful of shows this year, proggy-psychedelics The Secret Machines playing two nights at The Warsaw, and the disco-tastic MSTRKRFT, who play during the day at the Puma store in Union Square (seriously).
Tufts alum and music video producer returns to the Hill Do you more than just want your MTV? Do you wonder about the beginnings of the all-music station, the music video and how its form has changed through the years? Accomplished Tufts alum Dan Lindau (LA '80) returns to campus to discuss the evolution of the music video industry this Wednesday, Nov 8. The lecture will take place at 12 p.m. in Eaton 206.
Lindau is partner/owner of The Crossroads Companies, a multimedia corporation that was founded in 1989 with the goal of introducing film and music video makers to the world of advertising.
His lecture, which is sponsored by the Communications and Media Studies Program, will give students a look at the ways in which the imagery, form, and subject matter of music videos have changed over time.
Lindau will also discuss the current popularity of Web sites like YouTube.com, which makes the videos of both professionals and amateurs widely and easily accessible. What are the wider effects of such Web sites on the television industry? Lindau has the expertise to inform his fellow Jumbos.
- compiled by Leticia Frazao, Mikey Goralnik and Diana Landes
