Music and life intertwined
Music appreciation / Theater music
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published April 30, 2015 · Last modified September 30, 2021
Let’s take a look at another piece by our Russian friend Dmitri Shostakovich, a prolific composer who lived from 1906-1975. Galop is a short, frenetic piece from the satirical operetta Moscow, Cheryomushki. The plot...
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...
Music appreciation / Orchestral music
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published January 13, 2013 · Last modified January 21, 2023
Now we move to a Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), a Russian composer who had a strained relationship with Joseph Stalin’s regime in Soviet Russia. During that time, artists had to be careful...