Nixon's piano solo for HST stirs mixed reactions
Irving Kolodin notes Nixon performed at Truman's piano in Independence on national TV. He critiques the choice and piano style, arguing a single key limits artistic scope. The piece sparked debate over presidential piano culture and musical taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Truman
Key West
Fla
Richard Nixon
White House
Nixon
Truman
Independence
Pennsylvania Avenue
Frederick Knight Logan
Irving Berlin
Perlman Lands Spanish Strad Promising Big Career Move
Virtuoso Itzhak Perlman finds a 1723 Spanish Stradivarius for sale to him after years of hunting. The polio survivor and crutch user plans a busy RCA record and tour schedule, while noting the violin's demanding nature and his aim to reach the level of Stern or Heifetz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Itzhak Perlman
Perlman
RCA
Isaac Stern
Nathan Milstein
Stern
Milstein
Ameri
Cultural calendar entries for Elyria and Oberlin events
A dense listing of arts events across Elyria and Oberlin including Mrs Georgia Todd a one woman show at Elyria Public Library and Kay Harrison Junior Women’s League Art Show. Also features Oberlin College Choir and Opera Theater performances, film series at Oberlin and Lorain County Community College, and various choirs, piano duos, and art displays with dates and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Todd
Elyria Public Library
Allen Museum of Art
Oberlin
Kay Harrison
Scheide Room
Serendipity
Elyria Children's Theater
Scheide
Oberlin College
Robert Fountain
Finney
Battleship Potemkin
Alexander Nevsky
Allen Auditorium
Aeolian Chamber Players
Warner Concert Hall
Elone High School
Elyria Community Concert Association
Oberlin Opera Theater
Cavalli
Hall
Point Blank
Lorat
County Community College
Fray
Niagara Falls
Elyna Public Library
Moodle Ridge Road
45Th Street
Lora
Oberlin Brass Ensemble
Warner Concert
McFarland’s Journey To The Vibraphone And Protest Music
Jazz composer vibraphonist Gar McFarland moves from Oregon to Oklahoma then Army service before discovering the vibraphone in Lawton. He crafts a protest themed suite America the Beautiful An Account of its Disappearance on the Verve label, blending personal history with social critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gar. McFarland
Oregon
Albert Ammons
Pinetop Smith
Nam
Lawton
Oklo
McFarland
Red Norvo
Lionel Hampton
Cal Tjader
Milt Jackson
San Jose City College
Sears
Verve
Oklahoma
Army
Promised Land
LCCC Art Show Opens May 2 For Lorain County Artists
Lorain County artists may enter up to four works by April 25 for the LCCC art show at Terrain Couns Commons College. The exhibition runs May 1 through May 2 with cash prizes in professional and amateur divisions. A Baldwin Wallace College professor and Cleveland Institute of Art representatives will judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Hall
Couns Commons
Apen
Lorain County
Sin Ip
Baldwin Wallace College
Cleveland Institute of Art
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HST
Irving Kolodin
Saturday Review
Constitution Hall
National Symphony
Leventritt
van Cliburn
Alexis Weissenberg
Pinchas Zuckerman
Edgar M. Leventritt Foundation, Inc
Park Avenue
Guy Taylor
Phoenix
Ariz
Fresno
Calif
Thomas Griswold
Phoenix Symphony
Taylor
Juilliard School
Phoenix Orchestra
Springfield
Ohio
Nashville, Tenn
Yehudi Menuhin
Perkins Engines Group
Peterborough
Monty Prichard
Mary Campbell
can-Israel Cultural Society
Fritz Kreisler
Library of Congress
Stradivari
del Gesu
Guarnerius
Tel Aviv
United States
Quered
Enboim
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Ed Sullivan
Juilliard School of Music
Jong
Heifetz
Ticket Evert
Gary McFarland
LCCC
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