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- You can practically hear Symphony Hall cry.
You can practically hear Symphony Hall cry. Bernstein also is one of the many voices heard on the new radio program “We Knew JFK: Unheard Stories from the Kennedy Archives,” an oral history...
Nov 22, 2013 · The News of JFK’s Assassination. Concertmaster Erich Leinsdorf telephoned William Shisler, the librarian for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He told him to pull the sheet music for Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony and bring it to the musicians. Shisler, scoring music in the BSO’s library, had heard the news in a telephone call from his wife.
Nov 21, 2013 · It's WGBH's audio of what was supposed to be just another Friday afternoon concert given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra — which turned into an eloquent elegy for JFK.
Nov 22, 2013 · As we mark the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination, many classical music listeners are revisiting the haunting audio of Erich Leinsdorf announcing the news of the president's death to an audience at Symphony Hall in Boston. In the years since that terrible day, number of classical composers have written musical tributes to Kennedy.
Nov 21, 2013 · And above, you can listen for yourself, in a recording for radio broadcast by Boston member station WGBH. Facebook. Flipboard. Email. The orchestra was mid-performance when news of the...
A few simple steps can make a big difference: If you aren’t familiar with the concert hall (where most orchestra performances at the Kennedy Center take place), get a preview: Read about the music in your performance guide or program. Bring a sweater or jacket in case the concert hall is chilly.
Jan 8, 2015 · Just after 2 p.m. on November 22, 1963, the musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra — already onstage at Symphony Hall for a Friday afternoon concert to be simulcast on radio station WGBH ...
