Henry Clay Work’s Civil War Songs
The son of an ardent abolitionist, Henry Clay Work was born in Connecticut in 1832. He trained as a printer …Read the Rest
Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, known as no. 8
In his youth, Schubert easily wrote six symphonies after the manner of Haydn and Mozart, the last of them in …Read the Rest
The barbed wit behind the barber: Beaumarchais
Every opera buff knows and loves Rossini’s Barber of Seville and Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. Perhaps even the most casual …Read the Rest
Root & Cady: leading publisher of Civil War songs
Soon after Ebenezer T. Root and Chauncey M. Cady founded their music store and publishing house (Chicago, 1858), they became …Read the Rest
Tommy Dorsey, Thomas A. Dorsey: two different great musicians
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956) had a rare blend of musical ability and business sense that enabled him to lead one of …Read the Rest
Two British composers as trombonists: Holst and Elgar
Gustav Holst made his living for a while as a trombonist. Edward Elgar, for some reason, decided to learn to …Read the Rest
Student chamber music at the Eastern Music Festival
Somehow I stumbled on to the Eastern Music Festival’s free student chamber music recitals for the first time this year. …Read the Rest
The Salem Band at war: 26th North Carolina Regiment Band
Upon the firing on Fort Sumter, armies on both sides of the Civil War began to gear up for a …Read the Rest
Four new organ concertos from the Eastern Music Festival
What do you get when you cross the Eastern Music Festival and the American Guild of Organists? Organ concertos. Just …Read the Rest
Eastern Music Festival turns 50
Fifty years ago, Sheldon Morganstern organized a summer music festival for student musicians, and on the night of the first …Read the Rest
