July 24, 2015 Download article as PDF by Mike Telin After a nearly thirty-year absence, vocal music returned to the Kent/Blossom Festival on Saturday, July 18 in Ludwig Recital Hall, and what an enjoyable afternoon it was. In fact, there are so many good things to say...
LETTER: A TREASURE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD Published: Record-Courier, Ravenna, Kent & Portage Cty. Ohio October 8, 2014 4:00AM In “The Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy comes to the realization that all the adventure and excitement she has been seeking is to be found...
By Peter Jacobi Bloomington Herald Times August 11, 2013 Change can be exhilarating and to the good. What would the arts and entertainment be without change, without fresh ideas, different works, new creators and performers? Fortunately for us, in Bloomington’s...
By Peter Jacobi Bloomington Herald Times 2/26/2013 A close to full house of listeners bore witness on Sunday afternoon in the auditorium of Bloomington High School North as the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra continued three important traditions. The first was simply...
Peter Jacobi Bloomington Herald Times 9/24/2012 One noticed few if any mustaches on stage at Bloomington High School North Saturday evening but heard a whole lot of melodies during a Bloomington Symphony Orchestra concert labeled “Mustaches & Melodies.” The BSO’s...
Peter Jacobi Bloomington Herald Times 4/30/2012 The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra’s closing concert of the season was labeled “Finale Fantastique,” in reference to the presence on the program of the Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz. The label, however, could...