Merestead Event to Aid Bedford Hills Free Library
Merestead Event to Aid Bedford Hills Free LibraryThe Daily ArmonkOn June 3, the house will host the Bedford Hills Free Library's annual fundraiser, which will feature Music from Copland House and a tour of the historic home. At Merestead's final concert of the year, "Strings, Mallets, Hammers and Ivory," the ...and more »
'Salesman' Revives Forgotten Composer North: Rainer File
'Salesman' Revives Forgotten Composer North: Rainer FileBusinessWeekNorth's plaintive, haunting music underscores Mike Nichols's superb revival of “Death of a Salesman.” It's the same music North composed for the original 1949 Elia Kazan production. Coincidentally, “Ghost the Musical” features “Unchained Melody,” the ...and more »
Summer Festivals for Classical Music and Opera
Summer Festivals for Classical Music and OperaNew York TimesMany events at this festival, which takes place in meeting houses and churches around Peterborough, are free. Highlights include the baritone Sanford Sylvan singing Schubert's “Winterreise” and the Monadnock Sinfonietta playing Copland and Huang Ruo; ...and more »
Scarsdale Music Festival Features 4 Premieres
Scarsdale Music Festival Features 4 PremieresThe Daily Greenburgh“HBMS and Copland House have had a long-term invaluable relationship with an annual commissioned piece for HBMS students. This year, one of our multi-faceted faculty members composed a choral piece. Mixed modalities are the wave of the musical future, ...and more »
Roman Totenberg, Violinist and Teacher, Dies at 101
Roman Totenberg, Violinist and Teacher, Dies at 101New York TimesRoman Totenberg, a Polish-born violin prodigy who came of age in the era of expressive players like Fritz Kreisler and Jascha Heifetz, shared their virtuosity and influenced generations of musicians as a teacher, died on Tuesday at his home in Newton, ...Roman Totenberg Dies at 101BU TodayRoman TotenbergTelegraph.co.ukall 36 news articles »