Staff Picks From Around the Web

Birdland:
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Discover a brief animated history of jazz performed by the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.

I’ve been involved with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for the last five years. My wife, Emiley, followed her passion for the sea and originally joined the organization as a volunteer, and followed that by accepting a position in WHOI’s administration. She is currently the Deputy General Counsel, and participates in policy and planning for all facets of the organization, which is involved in cutting-edge ocean research all over the world.

When they asked me to perform at their virtual gala in October. I chose Debussy’s piano prelude “La Cathédrale Engloutie,” a piece I have always loved but never gotten around to learning. Debussy’s gorgeous work, which dates from 1910, is a quintessential example of his impressionist style. Its veiled musical imagery paints the subtle play of wind, water, and light. Its program tells of an old Breton legend, about a magical cathedral that rises, on certain crystal-clear mornings, from the watery depths. One hears music that depicts dawn on the ocean, muted sounds of monk’s chanting, bells pealing and the cathedral organ in its full glory as the edifice breaks the surface of the water, and then the long, slow diminuendo as the mystical cathedral returns to the depths.

I chose this piece for them because, at its core, the story it tells is one of humanity’s age-old fascination with what lies below the surface of our oceans. Woods Hole is dedicated to just that knowledge. For more information on this extraordinary institution, please visit whoi.edu.

Digital BMC

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1
IV. Allegro marziale animato
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Norman Krieger, piano • Marcelo Lehninger, conductor
Recorded on July 1, 2017,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center.

Staff Picks From Around the Web

PBS: American Masters
Michael Tilson Thomas
Learn more on the extraordinary life and career of the renowned conductor and pedagogue, Michael Tilson Thomas.

Digital BMC

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

RACHMANINOFF How Fair this Spot!
Brevard First Mondays • Craig Nies, piano
Recorded live on November 5, 2012,
at the Scott Concert Hall at Brevard College.

Wigmore Hall: Fall Series Continues
Don’t miss this fall’s series of concerts from Wigmore Hall in London! You can stream free concerts several times a week throughout November, including Apartment House, Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, Tai Murray (violin), Elizabeth Llewellyn (soprano), Fatma Said (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Arditti Quartet, Elena Urioste (violin), Kit Armstrong (piano), Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord), Claron McFadden (soprano) and Matthew Wadsworth (lute) and Chineke! Note: all performance times are in British Summer Time (BST).

– The Blood Connection (TBC) and Blood Assurance, two local blood centers in the Southeast, have announced they are participating in a friendly competition to increase blood donations in honor of veterans. The “Give Because They Gave First” promotion, which benefits the Blood Centers of America(BCA) Special Forces Wounded Warrior Fund (SFWWF), will run November 10-12 at TBC Donation Centers, ending on Veterans Day. For every blood donor who gives at a center, TBC will donate $10 to the SFWWF and blood donors will receive a $10 VISA card as a thank you.
The blood centers will compete to see which blood centers’ donors can donate the most blood
during the promotion.

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Greenville, SC 29607

Make your holidays merry, bright and a culinary delight with the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association. Before you go out or order in for your special holiday evenings, make sure that your favorite restaurant is open for business! Check the AIR Holiday Hours – a complete list of AIR restaurant’s special holiday hours from Thanksgiving to ringing in the New Year! These will be updated often, so please check in throughout the season! View Holiday Hours here –

Staff Picks From Around the Web

Birdland:
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Discover a brief animated history of jazz performed by the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.

I’ve been involved with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for the last five years. My wife, Emiley, followed her passion for the sea and originally joined the organization as a volunteer, and followed that by accepting a position in WHOI’s administration. She is currently the Deputy General Counsel, and participates in policy and planning for all facets of the organization, which is involved in cutting-edge ocean research all over the world.

When they asked me to perform at their virtual gala in October. I chose Debussy’s piano prelude “La Cathédrale Engloutie,” a piece I have always loved but never gotten around to learning. Debussy’s gorgeous work, which dates from 1910, is a quintessential example of his impressionist style. Its veiled musical imagery paints the subtle play of wind, water, and light. Its program tells of an old Breton legend, about a magical cathedral that rises, on certain crystal-clear mornings, from the watery depths. One hears music that depicts dawn on the ocean, muted sounds of monk’s chanting, bells pealing and the cathedral organ in its full glory as the edifice breaks the surface of the water, and then the long, slow diminuendo as the mystical cathedral returns to the depths.

I chose this piece for them because, at its core, the story it tells is one of humanity’s age-old fascination with what lies below the surface of our oceans. Woods Hole is dedicated to just that knowledge. For more information on this extraordinary institution, please visit whoi.edu.

Digital BMC

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1
IV. Allegro marziale animato
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Norman Krieger, piano • Marcelo Lehninger, conductor
Recorded on July 1, 2017,
at the Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center.

Staff Picks From Around the Web

PBS: American Masters
Michael Tilson Thomas
Learn more on the extraordinary life and career of the renowned conductor and pedagogue, Michael Tilson Thomas.

Digital BMC

Selected past performances by BMC orchestras, faculty, and guest artists on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Open Air Brevard.

RACHMANINOFF How Fair this Spot!
Brevard First Mondays • Craig Nies, piano
Recorded live on November 5, 2012,
at the Scott Concert Hall at Brevard College.