Art of the Piano has been in a state of evolution since it began, but not because anything was wrong or needed fixing.
Art of the Piano: a festival for the rest of us
Author: David Lyman
A ‘Fierce’ new opera inspired by teenage girls
Finally. It has taken two years, but in July we will get to see and hear Cincinnati Opera’s world premiere production of “Fierce,” with a score by William Menefield and libretto by Sheila Williams.
Cincinnati Ballet takes a leap with ‘Bold Moves Festival’
“We’re seeing the evolution of our art form unfold in front of us. We’re part of that evolution.” – Victoria Morgan
To draw is to see
As a kid, Jason Franz wanted to be an artist. “But … I had it in my mind that if you were going to be an artist, you have to model nude for one another in art school. And I was dead set against being naked in front of anybody.”
Theater director Bridget Leak came to city in 2013 for a one-year gig
It was inevitable that one day Bridget Leak would direct a show for D. Lynn Meyers and her Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati.
Passing the baton: New conductors in Cincinnati’s changing choral scene
Over the past three years, it seems that there have been more than the usual number of notable leadership changes among Greater Cincinnati choral groups. Some shifts were driven by retirements. Others came about as directors departed for new positions. And some were propelled by the uncertainty that has upended nearly every aspect of life during the past two years.
The many colors of photographer Tina Gutierrez
“I can’t do a 10-minute picture. Making someone’s portrait is a collaboration. If they want to do it in 10 minutes, that’s not a collaboration. That’s a snapshot.”
Series brings chamber music concerts to Cincinnati’s Black churches
Chamber Music Cincinnati will perform each concert this coming season not only in Memorial Hall, but in one of the area’s largest Black churches. Plus, they asked every ensemble that is performing on the series to play at least one work by a Black or a Brown composer.
Cincinnati Pops’ John Morris Russell makes a case for the ‘good stuff’
Most stories about John Morris Russell spend lots of time discussing his showmanship, his brash, cheerleader-ish onstage persona as conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra – the guy one of his former colleagues described as “a wind-up toy” that never runs down. But this is a story about a more contemplative JMR, as he has become known over his 20 years in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra organization.
Ensemble Theatre’s D. Lynn Meyers: ‘creating a huge bubble of theatrical goodness’
D. Lynn Meyers has been the driving force behind Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati since the 1990s. The significance of her contributions to the region’s arts community is the focus of this David Lyman profile.