Classical
The Skylight’s clever, tuneful “The Rivals” is a hit
Kirke Mechem's new comic opera, after the Sheridan play, charms with melody and crackles with jokes.
Sep 17th, 2011 by Tom StriniKirke Mechem gives The Skylight a new comic opera
The Skylight will open "The Rivals," by a composer who knows how to tell a joke.
Sep 15th, 2011 by Tom StriniMarking the Attacks of 9/11 with music
Milwaukee's Cathedral Square was the scene of a memorial program presented by Bel Canto Chorus and Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra as America marked a decade since everything changed.
Sep 12th, 2011 by Third Coast DailyMore than a concert
Present Music about water, about our city, about life, about art, with a beautiful new work by Kamran Ince.
Aug 28th, 2011 by Tom StriniKamran Ince at the center of Present Music’s “Water” concert
Ince's composition began with the sounds of the sea.
Aug 26th, 2011 by Tom StriniMusic
TCD's fall classical music guide, looking ahead to Milwaukee's autumn of heart-piercing honied melodies.
Aug 22nd, 2011 by Tom StriniA new relationship
When it comes to the arts, we're not like other media.
Aug 3rd, 2011 by Tom StriniA rock ‘n’ benefit for the Broadway Theatre Center
Tommy Hahn's band, Revolush, will play a set and back hits from rock musicals, to benefit the Skylight Opera Theatre and building.
Jul 27th, 2011 by Tom StriniSketches from the Machine Gun Concerto at Translator Lab
Local musicians perform sections of Mark Mantel's "Machine Gun Concerto," merging the structure of chamber music with chaotic and destructive themes of war.
Jul 23rd, 2011 by Elisabeth AlbeckSeven (more) things Strini’s been meaning to tell you
HBO's musically savvy "Treme," Marcus Center news, Present Music big show, Public Theater grant, UPAF news, MBC and UWM work together, the Choral Artists up for a prize.
Jul 21st, 2011 by Tom StriniDaryl Stuermer “rewires” Genesis classics for Gathering on the Green
The Milwaukee native adds his guitar-driven flare to his old band's time-tested tunes.
Jul 14th, 2011 by Matthew ReddinAhhh, summer…
Lovely music, lovely setting, lovely summer evening.
Jul 13th, 2011 by Marianne Kordas