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The Met’s Porgy and Bess Revisited

January 14, 2020 By Guy St. Clair Leave a Comment

In October, when I wrote about the Met’s new production of The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, I was pretty sure I would be writing about it again. There was more I wanted to say about this important New York event, and now that it is into its second set of performances this season, this seems …

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Filed Under: Music, Personal History Tagged With: Boito (Arrigo), Freed, Gershwin (George), Gershwin (Ira), Mahler (Gustav), Mefistofele (opera), Metropolitan Opera Association, National Symphony Orchestra, Noble (T. Tertius), Porgy and Bess (Opera), Richard, St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue (New York)

New York Music – Gerre Hancock

February 5, 2012 By Guy St. Clair 1 Comment

This is being written on Saturday morning, February 4, as I listen to the Solemn Requiem for Gerre Hancock, Organist and Choirmaster as St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, a musical establishment that played a long and important role in my avocational life. Slightly indisposed, I cannot attend the service, so I am extremely grateful to …

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Filed Under: Music Tagged With: Anglican music, Church music (Episcopalian), Hancock (Gerre), Noble (T. Tertius), Organists, St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue (New York)

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