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Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Punta Gorda Symphony Presents From Bach to Broadway

Today the audience was treated to a series of works spanning from the Renaissance to modern musical theater. An affable Ming Gao eloquently introduced each piece, describing its characteristics, features, and biographical context. He also drew amusing attention to things like the foot-long clothespins used to keep music safely on music stands, a necessary prop for breezy outdoor venues.

Portret van Ludwig van Beethoven. Public Domain
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Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

The Orchestra Now Celebrates Beethoven

The Orchestra Now Celebrates Beethoven akin to the Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor’s premiere on December 22, 1808, in Vienna, Maestro Botstein raised his baton in this unique setting, summoning the dramatic opening four-note motif, this streak of lightning, conceived by Beethoven as “Fate knocking on the door”

The Orchestra of St. Luke’s Performs Mendelssohn
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Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

The Orchestra of St. Luke’s Performs Mendelssohn

The ensemble’s sonority, passion, ethos, and masterful performance evoked the work’s Romantic spirit so aptly described by the composer’s sister Fanny, “fleeting twilit when the world of humans meets that of the spirits”. Well-deserved plaudits and appreciation capped tonight’s program.

Punta Gorda Symphony Presents From Bach to Broadway

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