Jonathan Brodie

Recent Articles

Classical: About Those “Dueling” Lutists
Classical

About Those “Dueling” Lutists

Paul O’Dette and Ronn McFarlane were wonderful in Early Music Now concert. And yet they never soared.

Early Music Now: The lute made “easie”
Early Music Now

The lute made “easie”

Early Music Now presented lutenist Paul O'Dette and singer Ellen Hargis in expressive Italian songs from the 17th century.

Masques lets French masters speak once more

Masques lets French masters speak once more

Early Music Now's guests displayed a perfect understanding of Rameau et al. and presented a new, imaginative work.

The Klezmatics rock Zelazo

The Klezmatics rock Zelazo

The Klezmatics bring the living, dancing tradtions of klezmer, the music of East European Jews, to UWM.

Ensemble Caprice, early music a bluesman would get

Ensemble Caprice, early music a bluesman would get

Early Music Now opens with Ensemble Caprice, in Spanish music from the New World.

Fine Arts Quartet: A magical “Trout” on a Summer Evening
Fine Arts Quartet

A magical “Trout” on a Summer Evening

Legendary pianist Menahem Pressler sits in for some Schubert and contributes solo turns of Debussy and Chopin.

Philomusica’s “Goldberg”: Brains and lyrical beauty
Philomusica’s “Goldberg”

Brains and lyrical beauty

The Philomusica Quartet closes with a quintet arrangement of Bach's keyboard monument.

Early Music Now finishes in a Blaze of Glory

Early Music Now finishes in a Blaze of Glory

The Calmus Ensemble and Quartet New Generation combine voice and recorders combine to spectacular effect.