by Steven Blier | Mar 13, 2025 | Blier's Blog
By the end of the day yesterday I was a mass of semi-vibrating protoplasm, and—wait—could I be slightly allergic to something in the Music Room? Yesterday and today my eyes were stinging during the afternoon session, making it hard to see my scores. To avoid that...
by nyfos | Mar 13, 2025 | Blier's Blog
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by Steven Blier | Mar 12, 2025 | Blier's Blog
Monday’s theme was, “Oh, how lovely, what a talented, harmonious cast, and look how much work they did on their music!” And it was true: this year’s ensemble is a gifted group with high-class sets of pipes and excellent training. The sky would seem to be the limit....
by Steven Blier | Mar 11, 2025 | Blier's Blog
So much work goes into these Schwab Rising Star residencies at Caramoor before Bénédicte Jourdois (the Associate Director), the cast, and I ever set foot in the Music Room. The program idea has to be honed, the songs have to be chosen, and scanned, and sent, and...
by Steven Blier | Aug 27, 2024 | Blier's Blog
Let’s not bury the lede: the hall was full (I feared that we’d have a sparse crowd), and the reception was rapturous. For once, that descriptor is not hyperbole. The hall in Orient is not large, and there is the palpable sense of a community coming together for a...
by Steven Blier | Aug 26, 2024 | Blier's Blog
Dress rehearsal? Well, it went smoothly enough. 95% of the lyrics were in place, a few of the numbers got their best performance yet, and everything was, as we say, at a level. Katherine, who had told us we wouldn’t be seeing the lights until the performance, managed...
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