Archive for Tempest
Britten’s Orchestra Countdown – Tempest Review
We have begun the countdown to the release of Britten’s Orchestra (see the countdown clock on the sidebar), and so to kick it off, we thought we’d share a great and fun review of the last Kansas City Symphony album Tempest.
Britten’s Orchestra
Here is a little sneak peak of information that will be included about the new Kansas City Symphony album Britten’s Orchestra to be released in November!: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra is a virtuoso orchestral spectacular, which RR has wanted to record for many years. Sinfonia da Requiem is widely considered to be Britten’s finest orchestral inspiration, full of kaleidoscopic color and wide dynamic range. The music of Peter Grimes, Britten’s operatic masterpiece,…
Michael Stern
Greetings Readers! In anticipation of the upcoming release of the Kansas City Symphony’s album Britten’s Orchestra, we would like to introduce you to their conductor Michael Stern. The following is his bio as posted on their website. Conductor Michael Stern is in his fourth season as music director of the Kansas City Symphony, hailed for its remarkable artistic growth and development since his tenure began. Stern and the Symphony concluded their first year together by…