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Bach Charlotte Proves It Can Handel A Change
By Lawrence Toppman Is it sacrilege to admit I find G.F. Handel more enjoyable than J.S. Bach, especially when I’m blogging about an organization named Bach Charlotte? Not more profound, more...
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FanFare: A Symphony of Summer Sounds
Summer officially arrives this week! As the weather heats up, so does the events calendar. I’ve found a lot of great activities, including multiple performances from the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra*,...
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FanFare: Big Tops and Summer Pops
Skip the same old golf and grill gadgets for dad this Father’s Day and take him out for some live music. There’s a lot to choose from, including another performance of the Summer Pops for your pops....
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FanFare: Pomp and Circumstance in Stages, Flavors, and Fairways
Congratulations to all the college graduates in the Class of 2025! As those young adults move on to new chapters in their lives, we’re also moving on to a new week of music, theater, food, and fun....
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Outdoor Overtures: A New Season of Summer Pops Awaits from the Charlotte...
Blankets, baskets, and beach chairs are not something you’d see at Belk Theater. However, when the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Summer Pops take up residence at Symphony Park next to South Park Mall...
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Here Comes the Charlotte Bach Festival…Now with More Mozart!
Bach Akademie Charlotte’s annual Charlotte Bach Festival is set for May 30th to June 7th at Queens University’s Sandra Levine Theater and other venues around the city. Performances at this year’s...
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FanFare: This MAY Pique Your Interest
The adage about April showers bringing May flowers must be true because the first weekend of this month is already blooming with bunches of events and activities, including a sizzling ballet, some...
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FanFare: Get Out and SHOUT!
Hi, it’s Phil Vavra, with your weekly look at entertaining events and enticing edible experiences around the Charlotte area and beyond. One of the Queen City’s biggest annual arts and culture events...
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FanFare: Blockbusters, Bridles, & Bach
Hi, Phil Vavra here, and I’m combing the Carolinas for more culture, community, and cuisine. Now that spring is underway, I’m seeing more opportunities to get out of the house and enjoy engaging...
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Davidson Bach Festival Celebrates Classical Music’s ‘Influencer’
Here at WDAV Classical Public Radio, we sort of have a thing for Johann Sebastian Bach. You’ll hear us play his work throughout the week. On top of that, Rachel Stewart serves up a heaping helping of...
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Bach Akademie of Charlotte Tours the World for the First Time
Halfway through the current Bach Akademie Charlotte festival, after attending four of the first five performances, I know what I like best about the event: Less J.S. Bach. The towering composer of the...
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7 Can’t-Miss Sights and Activities at the Charlotte SHOUT! Festival
Guest Article: Charlotte SHOUT!by Rick Thurmond On now through April 14 in Uptown Charlotte, Charlotte SHOUT! is the region’s largest arts festival. There’s so much to see and do that it’s hard to...
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Celebrate the Sounds of Summer with Outstanding Carolina Festivals
by Hayden Neumann There’s something about enjoying a symphony in the fresh mountain air that simply can’t be replicated. Luckily, the Carolinas are home to a wealth of beloved summer music festivals,...
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Bach Akademie Charlotte Closes with Old-School, New-School Bachs
By Lawrence Toppman One can drown happily in words at the main Bach Akademie Charlotte concerts: Helpful words from artistic director/host Scott Allen Jarrett, erudite words in Brett Kostrzewski’s...
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Bach Akademie Charlotte Springs into Christmas
By Lawrence Toppman Before the pandemic, Bach Akademie Charlotte (BAC) anchored its first two seasons with Johann Sebastian Bach’s profoundest utterances, the B Minor Mass and the St. Matthew Passion....
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“Omar” Triumphs, “Unholy Wars” Struggles
Pictured: Cheryse McLeod Lewis in “Omar” photo by Leigh Webber/courtesy Spoleto Festival USA. By Lawrence Toppman “A folk musician and a movie composer.” I heard that fragment of speech, which sounded...
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In Spoleto Festival Chamber Music Series, Last Minute Changes Can Be Good News
By Lawrence Toppman Ever-restless Geoff Nuttall, wearing a brown suit and a sheepish grin, paced the Dock Street Theatre stage before concert No. 4. “I like getting emails from you,” the host of the...
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Carolina Summer Festivals: Live and In-Person
Updated July 15, 2021. Though virtual offerings have been a sustaining force for music lovers over the past year, there’s something about enjoying a symphony in the fresh mountain air that screens...
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Summer Festivals Play On(line)
By Frank Dominguez As the pandemic drags on in the Carolinas, the arts continue to feel the repercussions. Particularly hard hit are the regional summer music festivals that have been a haven of...
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Spoleto at Home
Pictured: The St. Lawrence String Quartet plays Haydn’s “Emperor” quartet during the Bank of America Chamber Music series. Photo by William Struhs. By Frank Dominguez I didn’t travel to Europe for the...
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