Reading and Roaming
BOOKNOTES Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson I thought Kate Atkinson’s Life after Life was a tour de force of a novel and I loved it. I started Shrines of Gaiety about a month ago, read about a third, and then set it aside. I wasn’t sure I’d finish it, but every time I picked it up again, I read a few …
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It was a week that showcased some of the best in culture and learning Sarasota has to offer. The play was powerful and timely, the orchestra’s performance moving, and the lecture, food for the mind. WOMAN POWER & SCIENCE Silent Sky at Asolo Repertory Theatre Silent Sky by playwright Lauren Gunderson is a woman-centered work about astronomer …
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SARASOTA ORCHESTRA MASTERWORKS CONCERT The Sarasota Orchestra was in fine form last evening under the baton of new music director Bramwell Tovey. Maestro Tovey is a Grammy award-winning conductor and principal conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra. The program included lesser-known works by Richard Strauss and Samuel Coleridge -Taylor plus a lovely violin concerto by Mendelssohn played by …
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CONCERT EXPERIENCE Frisson Ensemble We ventured to Sarasota for a Christmas musical performance in the Sarasota Opera House last Sunday evening. We felt comfortable going since the production was following the SafeArtsSarasota protocols requiring masks and either a negative Covid test or showing your Covid vaccine card. We thought there might be a line to get …
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