Judith Krummeck

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The visionary designer Claire McCardell on BookNotes

3 weeks ago | wbjc.com | Judith Krummeck

The visionary designer Claire McCardell on BookNotes By | Posted in Booknotes, Host Blogs | Comments Off on The visionary designer Claire McCardell on BookNotes You know Claire McCardell through ballet flats, mix-and-match separates, pockets, zippers, leggings, and more, yet she remains the most influential fashion designer you’ve never heard of. Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson has set out to change that with her book, Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free.
Richard Goode closes Shriver Hall season

1 month ago | wbjc.com | Judith Krummeck

The 2024-25 season of the Shriver Hall Concert Series closes with an all-Beethoven program with pianist, Richard Goode on Sunday, June 1 at 5:30 PM. I spoke to Executive Director, Catherine Cochran.
The Opposite of Cruelty on BookNotes

1 month ago | wbjc.com | Judith Krummeck

The Opposite of Cruelty on BookNotes By | Posted in Booknotes, Host Blogs | Comments Off on The Opposite of Cruelty on BookNotes The Opposite of Cruelty, newly released by Blair Publishing, is the second poetry collection from Steven Leyva. It was an enormous pleasure to catch up with an old MFA alum. http://www.wbjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/BOOKNOTES-Leyva.mp3Tags:Booknotes, Steven Leyva, The Opposite of Cruelty
A dream role at Chesapeake Shakespeare

2 months ago | wbjc.com | Judith Krummeck

A dream role at Chesapeake Shakespeare By | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on A dream role at Chesapeake Shakespeare The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s production of the classic Friedrich Schiller play, Mary Stuart, is being presented in a new adaptation by Peter Oswald. Playing the role of Elizabeth I is the company’s Producing Executive Director, Lesley Malin.
BookNotes eavesdrops on the art of collaboration in chamber music

2 months ago | wbjc.com | Judith Krummeck

BookNotes eavesdrops on the art of collaboration in chamber music By | Posted in Booknotes, Host Blogs | Comments Off on BookNotes eavesdrops on the art of collaboration in chamber music Annie Fullard, Director of Chamber Music at Peabody Conservatory and founding member of the Cavani String Quartet, along with Dorianne Cotter-Lockard, who is on the faculty at Saybrook University and consults in the areas of team collaboration and music education, have published a book called The Art of...
Leif Ove Andsnes returns to Baltimore after 25 years

Mar 21, 2025 | wbjc.com | Judith Krummeck

Leif Ove Andsnes returns to Baltimore after 25 years By | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Leif Ove Andsnes returns to Baltimore after 25 years The Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes returns to Baltimore for a Shriver Hall Concert Series recital this Sunday. His program features sonatas by two of his compatriots, Edvard Grieg and Geirr Tveitt, along with the cycle of 24 Preludes by Frédéric Chopin. It was my pleasure to talk to him by phone.
St. David’s 49th Annual Baltimore Bach Marathon

Mar 11, 2025 | wbjc.com | Judith Krummeck

St. David’s 49th Annual Baltimore Bach Marathon By | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on St. David’s 49th Annual Baltimore Bach Marathon This year’s Bach Marathon features selections of organ music, the Well-Tempered Clavier Vol. 1, and the cantata Christ lag in Todesbanden. I spoke with Director of Music Ministries and pianist, Douglas Buchanan.
Heyward pays tribute to Ellington

Mar 10, 2025 | wbjc.com | Judith Krummeck

Heyward pays tribute to Ellington By | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Heyward pays tribute to Ellington In a one-off program at the Meyerhoff on Saturday, March 15 at 8:00 PM, BSO Music Director Jonathon HeywardÂ celebrates Duke Ellington‘s philosophy of music “beyond category,” intermingling America’s greatest native art form with classical symphonic traditions. It was a pleasure to speak with Jonathon by phone.
Hiram Larew’s This Much Very on BookNotes

Mar 7, 2025 | wbjc.com | Judith Krummeck

Hiram Larew’s This Much Very on BookNotes By | Posted in Booknotes, Host Blogs | Comments Off on Hiram Larew’s This Much Very on BookNotes Hiram Larew, who generously underwrites BookNotes through his Cynipid Fund, is out with his seventh poetry collection, This Much Very, published by Alien Buddha Press. I spoke with Hiram by phone. http://www.wbjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/BOOKNOTES-This-Much-Very.mp3Tags:Booknotes, Hiram Larew, This Very Much
Ian Bostridge sings Shakespeare and Donne

Mar 6, 2025 | wbjc.com | Judith Krummeck

Ian Bostridge sings Shakespeare and Donne By | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Ian Bostridge sings Shakespeare and Donne Tenor Ian Bostridge and his longtime collaborator, the pianist Julius Drake, are presenting a Jacobean-era recital for the Shriver Hall Concert Series on Sunday, March 9. It was my pleasure to speak to Ian by phone.