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1 month ago | 
artsfuse.org | Aaron Keebaugh
By Aaron KeebaughRussian composer Dmitri Shostakovich was both a rebel and a conformist, a fascinating hybrid of courage and cowardice. Even when mired in perpetual crisis, Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich tried to look on the bright side. “Life is beautiful,” he said of his Eighth Symphony, a work that ends in a glimmer of light.
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1 month ago | 
classical-scene.com | Aaron Keebaugh
They both captured the optimism of their youthful days. And both endured the calamities of tragic wars that followed. Yet Walt Whitman and Ralph Vaughan Williams, though decades and an ocean part, came to the same conclusions about the oneness of all things from vastly different vantage points. Whitman expressed himself through plain, even rough language that captured the transcendental spirit.
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2 months ago | 
artsfuse.org | Aaron Keebaugh
By Aaron KeebaughGuest conductor Dima Slobodeniouk and the Boston Symphony Orchestra invited listeners to a meditative evening of music. How can a Requiem be so upbeat?” one listener quipped after the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s concert last Thursday night.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
artsfuse.org | Aaron Keebaugh
By Aaron KeebaughViolinist Ray Chen and the BSO delivered one of the most seismic performances of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto that I’ve heard. “The violin is no longer played,” complained Viennese critic Eduard Hanslick about Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. “It is tugged about, torn, beaten black and blue.”For Hanslick, Tchaikovsky’s music epitomized vulgarity. Its wild turns and lack of formal dimensions were simply too much for his civilized ears.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
classical-scene.com | Aaron Keebaugh
The project took nine years. And for composer Keeril Makan, the construction of the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building at MIT had occupied just about every moment in his creative life during that time. But this past Sunday, Makan opened of the building and its Tull Concert Hall to a larger public by looking to and celebrating the past. In his opening remarks ahead of a performance by the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Makan highlighted the relationship between the BSO and MIT.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
itemlive.com | Aaron Keebaugh
LYNN — Thirty-six-year-old Ernst Jean-Jacques Jr. had always been an active member of his community. Working in the human services field in the Lynn area, he assisted with early and middle high school education as well as students with disabilities. But something happened in the spring of 2020 that inspired him to do more.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
itemlive.com | Aaron Keebaugh
LYNN — Three students from St. Mary’s High School are educating fellow students and families about how to get through college without debt. Calli Allaire, Jack Dignan, and Cameryn Dunn came up with the financial literacy project out of an assignment for a business class. But they wanted to make it available to the wider community. And with that, “ClearPath” was born. “We want to educate everyone about growing debt in the U.S.,” Dunn said.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
itemlive.com | Elizabeth Della Piana |Aaron Keebaugh
LYNN — An 18-year-old Lynn woman was arrested Monday morning and subsequently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Court and police documents revealed that Zeneyda Barrera, who is originally from Nicaragua, was charged with assault and battery after she got into an argument with her 12-year-old brother over a cell phone, according to the police report. A call was made from a third-party with concern that a domestic-violence case was occurring on the third floor.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
itemlive.com | Aaron Keebaugh
LYNN — The Fire Department responded to a fire that broke out inside a three-story apartment building on High Street Sunday evening. At 6:11 p.m., the Lynn Fire Regional Dispatch Center received notice that the fire alarm at 33 High St. had been activated. The Fire Department dispatched an engine and a ladder truck, which was the first to arrive. Lt. Dave Stanley reported a fire in the building, prompting the need for additional help. When the engine arrived at High Street, Capt.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
itemlive.com | Aaron Keebaugh
LYNN — The Children’s Department at the Lynn Public Library is encouraging parents to bring their kids to LEGO Build Night on Feb. 4. These gatherings, which begin at 6 p.m., allow children to create whatever comes to mind, though the department provides pre-constructed Lego sculptures, like trucks and buildings, to serve as inspiration. The library then displays the kids’ creations for one month, Children Librarian Teri Manning said.
