Articles written by Paula Edelstein

An in-depth look into John Adams' life in rural New England, as a student at Harvard in the 1960s, and as a resident of California's vibrant Bay Area music scene.

Dec 19, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Bernard Labadie, his Canadian orchestra and chorus from Quebec City, performed during Los Angeles Philharmonic's Deck the Hall concert series at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Dec 17, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

The audience experienced the sonic splendor of the Walt Disney Concert Hall organ designed and manufactured by Frank Gehry, Manuel Rosales and Glatter-Götz Orgelbau.

Dec 10, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

During the 1950s, Beat poets in America withdrew from mainstream society. Many jazz greats provided music to enhance their performances and avant-garde thoughts.

Dec 9, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

The West Coast, Left Coast festival encompassed three weeks of concerts and special events curated by Creative Chair, John Adams.

Dec 7, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Los Angeles Philharmonic Creative Chair John Adams and Curator of the 2009/2010 West Coast, Left Coast Festival includes works that resonate with West Coast musical life.

Nov 30, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Dudamel's revitalized readings of Mozart's "Prague" and "Jupiter" symphonies get shouts of "Bravo Gustavo." Violinist Gil Shaham takes triple bows to standing ovation.

Nov 23, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Gustavo Dudamel has programmed an ambitious season that includes works from the Classical, Romantic, Post-Romantic, Modern and Contemporary periods to name a few.

Nov 15, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

The death of the famous Italian poet Alessandro Manzoni in 1873 led Giuseppe Verdi to write his great masterpiece Messa da Requiem, known simply as the Manzoni Requiem.

Nov 7, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

The producer discusses the making of Kings of the Evening and his continuing goal to employ struggling artists in quality productions.

Oct 19, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

The Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel offered several powerful and memorable performances during the first week of its 2009/10 season.

Oct 10, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

The much-anticipated performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, led by music director Gustavo Dudamel, was a truly amazing event.

Oct 4, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Once in a great while, the patrons of the classical music world will look away from the familiar in search of new ideas, music, composers and conductors.

Oct 1, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Gustav Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer is a cycle of four songs. As his first mature work, it commenced Mahler's specialty in a new genre called the orchestral song cycle.

Sep 25, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Lenora Zenzalai Helm is an award-winning jazz vocal musician, composer, lyricist and educator with over 20 years of international experience.

Sep 15, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Being diagnosed with terminal cancer can bring about an array of emotions and financial turmoil. But participation in a clinical trial may assist with financial aid.

Aug 26, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

The multiple award-winning composer/arranger/pianist Herbie Hancock continues to move fluidly between the classical and jazz worlds during his performance with Lang Lang.

Aug 8, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Barbara Morrison has recorded with some of the finest jazz and blues musicians of her generation, traveled the world and remains a respected educator and businessperson.

Jul 30, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

The idea of Porgy and Bess as a folk opera was born in October 1926 after George Gershwin completed reading Porgy, a newly published novel by DuBois Heyward.

Jul 20, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Michael Jackson's creativity reached billions of fans to help people around the world. The iconic King of Pop symbolized hope and freedom for people everywhere.

Jun 25, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

At 36, Christian McBride has won worldwide acclaim with bandmates Ron Blake, Geoff Keezer, and Terreon Gully for their brand of raw funkiness and select fusions.

Jun 22, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

"Vanessa Williams is an artist of rare talent, depth and creativity," states John Burk, the Executive Producer of The Real Thing. Truer words were never spoken.

Jun 3, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

In this dynamic performance, taped live at Teatro del Silenzio, Andrea Bocelli performs with such musical luminaries as Sarah Brightman, David Foster, and Kenny G.

May 20, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Contemporary folk/jazz vocalist Sarah Tolar and producer/pianist David Cook offer fans 10 new songs they composed, produced and perform on Big Blue Moon.

May 17, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Ragtime is a musical idiom which flourished between the 1890s and 1910s. It is the only stylistic precursor of jazz for which any tangible evidence survives.

May 11, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

A collection of songs from four albums by the jazz/rock fusion innovators Return To Forever are documented on The Anthology.

May 9, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Boosey & Hawkes is one of the premiere music publishing companies in the world today. It publishes the classical, jazz, and serious music catalogues of revered composers

Apr 27, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Miles Davis recorded many masterpieces aside from Kind of Blue. However, it remains as the largest selling jazz album of all time.

Apr 16, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

An all too rare appearance of the Grammy Award-nominated pianist Omar Sosa gave his audience plenty of reasons to celebrate at the Jazz Bakery in Culver City, California.

Apr 6, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, has been appointed as the Artists-in-Residence for the 52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival.

Apr 3, 2009 - Paula Edelstein

Being well-rounded doesn't mean losing your musical edge and no one knows this better than Peabody and Emmy award winning vocalist Rondi Charleston.

Mar 30, 2009 - Paula Edelstein