Intermezzo on KRWG

Gabbi and Leland to perform Beethoven with NHSO

Leora Zeitlin — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:07:26 +0000

Conductor Marianna Gabbi and pianist William Leland met in 1975, when Gabbi first came to Las Cruces. Their friendship and musical kinship has not wavered, and this weekend, they perform Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto together, with Leland as soloist and Gabbi leading the New Horizons Symphony Orchestra. Gabbi reflects on music by Beethoven and Dvorak, as well as her long friendship with Leland, in this interview with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin.

Bill Clark conducts Mesilla Valley Concert Band in spring concert

Leora Zeitlin — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:38:16 +0000

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A Celtic Circle: Terry Kay Gilbert talks about the Mesilla Valley Teen Singers

Leora Zeitlin — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:56:44 +0000

Terry Kay Gilbert saw a need for a high-school age choir in Las Cruces, so eight years ago she started one -- the Mesilla Valley Teen Singers. The ensemble has grown from its original size of seven singers to almost 50, and includes students from several area high schools as well as home-schoolers. She came to the studios of KRWG to talk with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about their spring Celtic music concert, and the gratification she gets from leading teens into the world of music.

Locked in the boiler room at Carnegie Hall: A conversation with Pam Shaffer Reinhard and Bill Kuyper

Leora Zeitlin — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:38:54 +0000

Las Cruces boasts numerous top quality musicians, including several retirees from major orchestras who continue to share their musical talents with the community. Pamela Shaffer Reinhard, retired violinist from the Minnesota Orchestra, and L. William Kuyper, retired horn player from the New York Philharmonic, met here in Las Cruces, and have now formed the Southwest Trio, with Palm Springs-based pianist Robert Miller.

Musical Truths: A Conversation with Mark Kosower and Lonnie Klein

Leora Zeitlin — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:22:18 +0000

Acclaimed cellist Mark Kosower maintains a busy solo career while also serving as the Principal Cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra and teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Music. While in Las Cruces to perform the Schumann Cello Concerto with the Las Cruces Symphony, he and conductor Lonnie Klein came to the KRWG studios to talk with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about Schumann, Tchaikovsky, and Kosower’s renowned teacher, Janos Starker, who died earlier in the week.

Love Spurned: John Carlo Pierce discusses two operas

Leora Zeitlin — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:23:37 +0000

Henry Purcell’s opera “Dido and Aeneas” tells of how Queen Dido is rejected by her beloved Aeneas, and how she chooses death rather than live without him. Gilbert & Sullivan wrote of another jilted lover in their operetta, “Trial by Jury,” but in that case, the aggrieved bride takes the man to court. Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin interviews Dona Ana Lyric Opera director John Carlo Pierce about these two vastly different treatments of love spurned, as well as his background, some of his favorite tenor roles and more.

Inspiration: A Conversation About Poetry, Art and Music with Larry Thomas and Lon Chaffin

Leora Zeitlin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:25:56 +0000

The subtle colors, delicate brushwork and subject matter of Georgia O’Keeffe’s painting “From the Faraway, Nearby” inspired Texas Poet Laureate Larry D. Thomas to write a poem that would allow him “to enter the mind of the painter.” His poem was then used by composer and NMSU Music Department Chair Lon Chaffin to compose a choral work that was premiered at the spring concert of the University Singers.

Beethoven’s “Triple Concerto”: A Conversation with Edward Arron & Ruggero Allifranchini

Leora Zeitlin — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:30:27 +0000

Beethoven’s famous “Triple” Concerto for piano, violin, cello and orchestra is “chamber music on a grand scale” -- “nothing short of sublime… and one of the most genial pieces Beethoven ever wrote,” say violinist Ruggero Allifranchini and cellist Edward Arron, respectively, who were in Las Cruces to perform the work with pianist Jeremy Denk, conductor Lonnie Klein and the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra.

Hey, Mozart! Two Young Las Cruces Composers Discuss the Project

Leora Zeitlin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:26:00 +0000

For the Love of Music: Jorge Martinez-Rios and Marianna Gabbi

Leora Zeitlin — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:35:15 +0000

A Choral Concert of Three Contemporary Masterpieces

Leora Zeitlin — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:40:48 +0000

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“DAVID AMRAM WEEK” in Las Cruces: Fred Bugbee discusses this year’ Contemporary Arts Festival

Leora Zeitlin — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:16:36 +0000

Legendary classical/jazz/world music composer and performer David Amram is the focus of the third annual NMSU Warner Hutchison Contemporary Arts Festival, taking place next week in Las Cruces. Percussion professor Fred Bugbee, who organized the festival with horn professor Nancy Joy, came to talk with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about Amram, and the concerts, lectures and films that will explore his career and multi-faceted music.

Sharing the Music: A Conversation with Ilya Yakushev

Leora Zeitlin — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:51:35 +0000

Pianist Ilya Yakushev maintains a packed schedule of concerts, and
wherever he goes and whatever he plays, his goal is to give the audience the best music he can. “I love sharing what I do with people who come to my concerts,” he says, and the reviews he’s been receiving indicate the audience loves it as well. He was in Las Cruces for a pair of concerts with the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra, and he came to the KRWG studios to talk with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about two youthful concertos by Prokofiev and Mendelssohn, his own teachers and background, and more.

David Klement leads choirs in music about light and life

Leora Zeitlin — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:47:44 +0000

David Klement is the new director of the NMSU choirs, and the underlying theme he chose for their concerts this year is “Light, life and newness.” He came by the KRWG studios on Dec. 4, 2012, to talk with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about his plans for the choirs, how he prepares them for a performance, a recently-discovered Magnificat written by a young Mendelssohn, and his own background as a singer and choral conductor.

Rachmaninoff on Short Notice: Gleb Ivanov and Lonnie Klein

Leora Zeitlin — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:53:21 +0000

Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 is one of the most difficult works in the piano repertoire, so to get a request to perform it in just three weeks can be a daunting challenge. Faced with a last-minute cancelation by his scheduled artist, Lonnie Klein found Gleb Ivanov to stand in and perform the massive work. They came to the KRWG studios on November 30, 2012 talk with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about Rachmaninoff, what makes Russian music “Russian,” and more.