The Baltimore Sun by Tim Page [EXCERPT] The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has been showing a lot of love for the bicentennial of the Battle of Baltimore and the poem Francis Scott Key was inspired to write after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry. The BSO celebrated that anniversary on Sept. 13 during the nationally televised Star-Spangled Spectacular concert at Pier Six, then kept the theme going for its annual gala, an all-American concert held Saturday night at Meye

SoundNotion podcast, taped September 21, 2014 This week’s topics include: This week on SoundNotion, Irving Fine Society founder and Library of Congress concert producer Nicholas Brownjoins the panel. We discuss the wide variety of concerts (I didn’t know the LOC had concerts) offered at the library and their yearly commissions. Featured this year are George Lewis, Jefferson Friedman, John Adams, Jennifer Higdon, and Kaija Saariaho Plus Nick tells us how the country is celebra

Brown conducted several oral history interviews on behalf of the Library of Congress for the Irving Fine Centennial. Learn more about Irving Fine through conversations with Martin Boykan (former Fine Professor of Music, Brandeis University), Esther Geller (wife of Harold Shapero and artist), and Barbara Kates (sister of Fine). Oral Histories #text #podcast #irvingfine #centennial #audio

EXCERPT: "The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will kick off its new season on Saturday night with a performance and gala party at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. They’ve already had a busy week. Last Saturday, they performed for a national television audience at Pier Six as part of the 200th anniversary celebration of the Star Spangled Banner. This weekend, the Symphony will again keep the national anthem front and center. They’ll perform a piece that hasn’t seen the light