‘Miles of Skye’ By Leigh E. Rich Matt Ender Miles of Skye Etherean Music B+ Celtic composer Matt Ender brings home more than the Irish in his second album on the Lakewood, Colo.-based label Etherean Music. Three years after his Ancient Isle was dubbed Irish and Scottish “music for the masses,” Ender’s Miles of Skye […]
01.30.2002
‘Jukebox Sparrows’ By Leigh E. Rich Shannon McNally Jukebox Sparrows Capitol B- Apparently the back-up career for anthropology majors these days is coffeehouse maiden singer-songwriter, and newcomer Shannon McNally serves her debut right out of the ’90s caffeine scene—lukewarm but with a perky smile. Though this 27-year-old from Long Island is rather late in the […]
03.29.1996
Categories: Music, People, Theater, Utrinque Paratus | Comments Off on School of Music puts Paris and Puccini in Crowder Hall
Anniversary offers a chance to fall in love with ‘La Boheme’ By Leigh E. Rich Although Puccini’s “La Boheme” tells the all-too-recognizable bittersweet tale of destitute artists surviving on integrity and searching for love, it is “the most famous and widely performed opera of all time,” says professor and musical director Charles Roe. It is […]
11.02.1995
Categories: Music, Theater, Utrinque Paratus | Comments Off on American operas more than just song and dance
‘Gallantry’ and ‘The Medium’ introduce students to (soap opera) drama and tragedy By Leigh E. Rich From its beginnings in 1600, opera, at its best, is the quintessential theatrical experience—combining a full orchestra with drama, song and dance. At its worst, it is “a concert in costume,” says professor Charles Roe, in his seventh year […]
