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...Some composers change their colors constantly," says Conductor William Steinberg. "Sessions writes only music by Sessions. To the end, he is true to his personality, his genius...
Clearly, what jazz and classical music need are mediators who can boast impeccable credentials in both camps. Gunther Schuller is such a man. A composer, conductor, and president of Boston's New England Conservatory of Music, he is also a seasoned jazz composer, critic, lecturer and performer (French horn). Now he has put his combined backgrounds to work brilliantly in a new book, Early Jazz (Oxford; $9.75). The first of a projected two-volume musical history, the book is nothing less than the definitive guide to jazz for the classical-music...
...Bach Society Orchestra concert was the major disappointment of last week's musical offerings. Many heads could roll when a collective effort like this goes awry, but the conductor, John Adams is the one who must stand in the dock...
...special citation for insubordination and vulgarity beyond the control of any conductor is in order. This to the tympanist who, juggling his sticks with the dexterity of a weightlifter, produced a sustained, and equally unwanted cannonade, the likes of which has not been heard since the retreat from Dunkirk...
...Rubinstein. What Hollywood style? What Hollywood superficiality? These creative people lived here, first, because the city is so widespread that you can have your privacy when you want it. Second, the climate. Also, people here are not afraid to break traditions. When we want to play without a conductor...