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When we at ClevelandClassical.com first discussed writing about our “standouts” of the 2009-2010 concert season, I thought it was a great idea. What could possibly be difficult about this task? However when I really began to think about the 65 concerts that I attended between September 2009 and the first week of June 2010, the simple task quickly became daunting. For me, there are so many reasons for one to enjoy, or not to enjoy a concert. These reasons accompanied by the fact that each organization and or ensemble have their own missions guiding how they choose to fill a role in Northeast Ohio’s vibrant classical music scene, too often led me to feel that I was comparing apples to oranges. Therefore I have chosen to write about my own “standouts” in two distinct sections. First, is an overview of concerts that I feel deserve a big hand of applause, and second, my own picks of complete performances by an artist or ensemble that for one reason or another are still engraved in my musical memory.
I begin by giving hearty congratulations to James Feddek and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, Liza Grossman and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra, Christopher James Lees and the Akron Youth Symphony, and Joanne Erwin and the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestras. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing the performances of these young musicians. They are our future performers and more importantly our future audiences. These ensembles also have a lot to say musically. Read the rest of this entry »
Joffrey Ballet, Kettentanz, Allison Walsh photo: Cheryl Mann
We last saw the Joffrey Ballet in Kansas City back in the early 1970′s and still remember how impressed we were by the company’s energetic and masterful synthesis of classical ballet and modern dance.
We’ll be attending the Joffrey performance at Blossom on Saturday evening and we can’t wait to see one of America’s premier dance companies performing to live music by one of the most celebrated orchestras on the planet. We’ll be Twittering all our friends to attend — won’t you do the same? — and we’ll write about the concert in the Monday edition of ClevelandClassical.com. In the meanwhile, here’s an invitation for you:
We’re not among those who recall ballet performances at the Blossom Music Center — that all evaporated more than two decades ago — but we’ll wager that some of our readers do have vibrant memories of summer dance performances they attended in the Blossom Pavilion. We invite you to share your own experiences with the ClevelandClassical.com community by leaving a comment.
In the August 17th edition of ClevelandClassical.com…
Ballet has been a rare commodity in Cleveland since Cleveland Ballet closed shop in 2000. Dance had been a staple at Blossom from the opening of the Cleveland Orchestra’s summer music center in 1968 until it suddenly disappeared from the menu after 1988. But this Saturday and Sunday, the art form returns with high-profile — and high-energy — performances of five works by the celebrated Joffrey Ballet.
