Classical Seattle

Maestros, Impresarios, Virtuosi, and Other Music Makers

Melinda Bargreen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

368 Seiten

2017
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-74277-9 (ISBN)

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The past 50 years have seen a tremendous arts boom in Seattle, which has given the city not only internationally recognized classical music institutions but also great performance halls to showcase their work and that of visiting artists. From Igor Stravinsky’s presence as guest conductor at the World’s Fair in 1962, to Speight Jenkins’s masterly production of Wagner’s Ring cycle, to the work of benefactors such as Jack and Becky Benaroya, Seattle is deservingly well known as a city of the musical arts.

In Classical Seattle, Melinda Bargreen documents the lives of prominent figures in the local classical music world. Informed by Bargreen’s experience as a music critic and drawing on interviews she conducted over several decades, the 35 biographical profiles presented here illuminate the conductors, performing artists, composers, arts organizers, and arts leaders who have shaped Seattle’s classical music community and made world-class performances possible. Among the individuals featured are University of Washington virtuosi, Seattle Symphony maestros and musicians, and Seattle Opera directors.

Classical Seattle was made possible in part by a grant from 4Culture's Heritage Program.

Melinda Bargreen, a Seattle-based writer and composer, was classical music critic for the Seattle Times from 1977 to 2008. She is the author of 50 Years of Seattle Opera.

Introduction

THE MAESTROS

Milton Katims: The Toscanini Protégé

Rainer Miedel and Cordelia Wikarski Miedel: The Maestro and the Maestra

Gerard Schwarz: The Consummate Music Director

Ludovic Morlot: The Symphonic Innovator

Peter Erős: The Old-School Maestro

Vilem Sokol: The Patron Saint Of The Podium

Stephen Stubbs: The Early-Music Innovator

George Shangrow: The People’s Maestro

Resident Conductors: The Vital Links in the Music Community

THE IMPRESARIOS

Glynn Ross: The Bantam of the Opera

Speight Jenkins: The Ring Master

Toby Saks: The Impresaria

Louis Richmond: The Chamber Orchestra Pathfinder

THE VIRTUOSI

Béla Siki: The Elegant Stylist

John Cerminaro: The Man With The Golden Horn

Randolph Hokanson: The Old Master

Silvia Kind: The Free Spirit Of The Harpsichord

Eva Heinitz: The Greatest Gambist

Robin McCabe: The Keyboard Diplomat

Ronald Phillips: The Consummate Clarinetist

Craig Sheppard: The Classicist Of The Ivories

THE COMPOSERS

Alan Hovhaness: The Composer of the Mountains

William Bolcom: The Compositional Innovator

Samuel Jones: The Harmony Seeker

THE POWER BROKERS AND PATRONS

William and Ruth Gerberding: The Couple Who Made Things Happen

William Bain, Jr.: The Architect Of The Boardroom

Hans Lehmann: The Renaissance Man

Samuel N. Stroum: The Mover And Shaker

Deborah (Card) Rutter: The Power Behind The Podium

Sam and Gladys Rubinstein: The Key Advisors

Buster and Nancy Alvord: The Practical Donors

Jerry and Lenore Hanauer: The Imaginative Operaphiles

John and Laurel Nesholm: The Activists For The Arts

Charles Simonyi: The Genius Philanthropist

Jack and Becky Benaroya: The Ultimate Benefactors

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Sources

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	23.06.2017
Zusatzinfo	40 b&w
Verlagsort	Seattle
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	476 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-295-74277-1 / 0295742771
ISBN-13	978-0-295-74277-9 / 9780295742779
Zustand	Neuware