The diverse choral music of Holst, Prokofiev, Beach, Rheinberger, Mendelssohn and Rossini makes for a very enjoyable program, sung by the seven women and one countertenor of the Etherea Vocal Ensemble. These eight young singers are led by their artistic director Derek Greten-Harrison on a...

I’ve had this Coviello CD out for several weeks now, intending to listen to it again. It had made a very good impression the first time through, but I hadn’t decided to review it yet. After listening to it a few times through today, I don’t know why I hesitated in the first place. Maybe...

As superb as the performances are on this recording, and as enjoyable as the program of works is (more on those later), the story of the Israeli Chamber Project should also be told. The Project is made up of a group of musicians playing an unlikely group of instruments: clarinet, cello, harp,...

Music that has long been familiar often feels newly discovered through the simple shift of colors, textures and timbre. This, of course, is the magical art of orchestration, but this same sense of transformation can be accomplished by simply transcribing music from its original, familiar...