Classical
The Castleton Festival Announces 2015 Season, Featuring Premiere of Derrick Wang’s Opera ‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ and Wynton Marsalis’ Summer Jazz Academy
Beloved Christmas Special "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" Gets Its Stage Debut, With Music by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill
The first-ever animated special produced for television is being turned into a concert for one night only. Is it "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer?" Maybe, "A Charlie Brown Christmas?" Nope! It’s "Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol," a faithful adaptation of Charles Dickens’ famous 1843 novella. EXCLUSIVE: Classicalite Q&A with Ian Williams on Battles, American Composers Orchestra's 'Clear Image,' 'High Fidelity' Cameo and Having a Baby Girl
Ian Williams, erstwhile guitarist in math rock pioneers Don Caballero, has been busy as of late--working on a new Battles record, writing his first piece for the American Composers Orchestra to perform at Carnegie Hall, fathering his first child. With Classicalite favorites George Manahan behind the podium, Theo Bleckmann on vocals and members of the Meredith Monk Vocal Ensemble lending support, Williams debuted his Clear Image work during the ACO's Orchestra Underground: Monk's Sphere, opening night of that storied ensemble's 38th season. We recently caught up with Williams to chat about his rocker past, the ACO collaboration, having a daughter and even his cameo in High Fidelity.
