Music and life intertwined
Music appreciation / Orchestral music
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published November 8, 2018 · Last modified October 15, 2021
Sometimes the overture lives on for far longer than the rest of the show it introduces. Such is the case of Colas Breugnon, an opera by Dmitry (Dmitri) Kabalevsky. You may have heard of...
Music appreciation / Orchestral music
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published September 29, 2016 · Last modified April 27, 2022
With the appearance of “Slava!” on our music stands this semester in community band, I decided now was as good a time as any to chat about this fun piece by Leonard Bernstein. For...
Music appreciation / Orchestral music
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published March 17, 2016 · Last modified September 30, 2021
In deciding which piece to tackle next, the fact that March is Women’s History Month meant that it’s a great time to talk about “Ouverture” by Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983). She was a prolific French...
Music appreciation / Orchestral music
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published March 27, 2013 · Last modified October 16, 2021
I couldn’t wait too long before talking about the Overture to Candide. Leonard Bernstein is probably known best for his music for the musical West Side Story (which is awesome as well), but I...
Orchestral music / Wind band music
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published January 19, 2013 · Last modified September 30, 2021
I had a couple more things to talk about with Festive Overture, but the last post was getting a bit long. So here’s another “bonus features” post. First off is our piece as played...