VIDEO BLOG: Romeo & Juliet Anonym / Friday, March 18, 2016 0 2201 Narrated by Marc Shulgold, discover several various musical treatments inspired by the beloved tragedy Romeo & Juliet including music by Tchaikovsky and from the 1957 movie West Side Story. Read more
VIDEO BLOG: Shakespeare's Words Anonym / Friday, March 11, 2016 0 2147 Narrated by Marc Shulgold, learn about how conductor Duain Wolfe created this program (with thousands of pieces to choose from), focusing in particular on Shakespeare's words and how they are set to music. Read more
VIDEO BLOG: Inside Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream Anonym / Friday, March 4, 2016 0 2931 Narrated by Marc Shulgold, find out how Felix Mendelssohn captured, through music, the words of the greatest poet and playwright in the English language, William Shakespeare. Read more
Felix Mendelssohn – The Significance of His Life and Work Anonym / Tuesday, March 1, 2016 0 9971 Felix Mendelssohn composed A Midsummer Night’s Dream starting when he was just 17 years old, but would take 17 years to complete the masterpiece. Read more
VIDEO BLOG: Inside Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" Anonym / Thursday, February 18, 2016 0 2726 Narrated by Marc Shulgold, learn about Mahler's monumental Resurrection Symphony including the explosive "roof-rattling finale" where the chorus sings in celebration of rebirth. Read more