Discovering a British Sound: the Forgotten Composers of the English Musical “Renaissance”
“The Land Without Music” – that was how English society was described in the late Nineteenth Century. The next fifty years would bring forth a bounty of gifted composers, the establishment of a distinct British style and the masterpieces of Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Britten.
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Remembering Wendy Christensen
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that the Bucks County Symphony Orchestra’s beloved principal clarinetist, Wendy Christensen, passed away on Friday June 4.
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Special Memories from the Violin Section
BCSO violinists share their most special memories as part of this remarkable symphonic ensemble.
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Intro to Igor: Traditionalist; Iconoclast; Revolutionary
1910 – The Firebird; 1911 – Petrouchka; 1913 – The Rite of Spring; three compositions in four years that upended the world of ballet and set the stage for the ascendancy of modernism.
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A Message to the BCSO Community—May 2021
The BCSO is grateful to Visit Bucks County for its generous support of our webinar advertising program.
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European Imports and Musical Plagiarism in the Development of the Russian Piano Concerto
Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto is a singularly important work in the development of the Russian Piano Concerto, but its own genesis is a complex musical story.
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Personal Anecdotes by Inna Nedorezov and Barry Bilowitz
Two BCSO musicians share their personal experiences.
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Name That Tune: Melody in Western Music
How many Baroque-era melodies can you sing? How about Classical-era melodies? Not many? What about Tchaikovsky? Richard Rodgers? The Beatles?
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