Resonate Festival: Bach & Irish Fun

Resonate Festival: Bach & Irish Fun Dublin-born fiddle player Aoife Ní Bhriain’s musical pedigree embraces both classical music training and a rich family heritage of Irish folk music. This concert is a case in point, as she and renowned oboist Patrick Flanaghan—plus the OPO String Quartet—get together for some lively Irish tunes that, without warning, … Read more

Resonate Festival: Jazz in an Old World Town

Resonate Festival: Jazz in an Old World Town The First Symphony by Weill (you know his macabre song “Mack the Knife”—watch for it later this evening on the Late Night concert) reflects the troubled times after World War I—sometimes meditatively, sometimes with martial cadences. In the opening number, jazzy tourists visit an Old World town.  … Read more