Harbison and Stucky Headline a Stirring Naxos CD

Fascinating program from conductor David Alan Miller   A recent CD in the “American Classics” series from Naxos offers a compelling combination of works, masterfully played by the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, conducted by David Alan Miller. John Harbison headlines the booklet, but the first work on the disc is the earliest, Sun-Treader, by Carl…

Madison Symphony Runs the Gamut from the Very New to the Tried and True

Symphony of Steven Stucky proves compelling; Garrick Ohlsson makes Brahms boil and bubble In closing the penultimate program of their 2015-2016 season Sunday afternoon at Overture Hall, the Madison Symphony Orchestra challenged their audience with music just four years old, then rewarded them with two chestnuts roasted to a turn. MSO music director John DeMain…