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Philharmonical Warfare: The Forgotten Story Of the BSO’s Cold War Collaboration With the CIA

Written by JONATHAN RILEY Posted October 25, 2022 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

How the government secretly paid for the Boston Symphony Orchestra to promote American cultural enlightenment

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, BSO, CIA, features, history, Music, news, Orchestra, throwback

KEITH LOCKHART ON HALLOWEEN AT SYMPHONY HALL

Written by JACOB SCHICK Posted October 29, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

 

This Halloween, the Boston Pops will perform the original score of the classic Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho in sync with the film on screen at Symphony Hall. DigBoston caught up with Pops conductor and musical director Keith Lockhart ahead of this very special event.

 

Why did you decide ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: BSO, Film, Keith Lockhart, Music, Orchestra, performing arts, preview, Psycho

WHEEL OF TUNES: ANNA MEREDITH

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted January 29, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

For our interview series, the art-bent classical composer talks Apple apps, London hideaways, and stolen sweatshirts.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2018, Allston, Anna Meredith, Art Rock, Boston, brighton music hall, Composer, Dig, DigBoston, Electronica, Interview, Miss Geo, Music, Orchestra, Varmints, Wheel of Tunes

RUN FOR COVER: BJÖRK VS. ANE BRUN: “JÓGA”

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted February 2, 2015 Filed Under: MUSIC, Run For Cover

It goes without saying that no one can top Björk. Her songs are too pure at their core to be mimiced. Ane Brun, however, came the closest we've seen to doing Björk justice.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Run For Cover Tagged With: 1977, 1997, 2010, 2013, Ane Brun, Björk, Bob Dylan, Boston, Column, Columnist, Cover, Cover song, Dig, DigBoston, DJ, Ennio Morricone, Homogenic, Iceland, Jóga, live, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, Music, Nina Corcoran, Orchestra, Orchestral, Polar Music Prize, pop, Rarities, Ray Charles, Robyn, Run for Cover, singer songwriter, Strings, Sweden, Video, violin, Vulnicura, Yo-Yo Ma

RUN FOR COVER: ELLIOTT SMITH VS. MADELEINE PEYROUX: “BETWEEN THE BARS”

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted December 13, 2014 Filed Under: MUSIC, Run For Cover

Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether they’re picking up another’s song out of respect or boredom, the results have impressed us.

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Filed Under: MUSIC, Run For Cover Tagged With: 1993, Acoustic, Between the Bars, Billie Holiday, Boston, Bright Eyes, Column, Columnist, Conor Oberst, Cover, Cover song, Danny Elfman, Dig, DigBoston, Either/Or, Elliott Smith, Folk, Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant, Heatmiser, Jazz, Madeleine Peyroux, Miss Misery, Music, New York City, Nina Corcoran, Orchestra, Paris, Portland, singer songwriter, suicide, violin

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