BOY HOWDY
From the desk of James Reel on Monday, June 30th 2008 at 8:23
When I arrived a few mornings ago, the computer desktop confronted me with an alarming image ...
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From the desk of James Reel on Friday, June 27th 2008 at 8:56
Having just played a Jordi Savall recording of Marin Marais on the air, I remembered that his recording of Monteverdi's Vespers, one of the best ever, is back in print in better sound than ever before. Here's the review I wrote for Fanfare.
Read MoreDINNER AND THREE SHOWS
From the desk of James Reel on Thursday, June 26th 2008 at 7:23
The Tucson Weekly kept me busy last week. In today’s issue, I review three plays and a restaurant. I actually liked all three theatrical productions, as you might guess from the teasers ...
Read MoreBRUCKNER SEVENTHS
From the desk of James Reel on Wednesday, June 25th 2008 at 9:01
Somehow my editor at Fanfare has gotten it into his head that I'm a Bruckner fan, so he sends me most of the new Bruckner SACDs to review. Here are two reviews I've penned in recent months of recordings of Bruckner's Seventh Symphony.
Read More"STRINGS" THINGS
From the desk of James Reel on Tuesday, June 24th 2008 at 7:27
During my period of blogus interruptus, I lost several opportunities to point you toward material I publish hither and yon. Whatever did you do for entertainment and edification while the blog was gone? Well, you probably thought of something. But now I can gradually catch you up on some of my other efforts.
Read MorePOSTLUDE TO "A KISS"
From the desk of James Reel on Monday, June 23rd 2008 at 10:46
My favorable review of Live Theatre Workshop's production of Prelude to a Kiss will appear in this Thursday's Tucson Weekly, but I think I'd like the play even more if it had a darker ending. If you're ignorant of how the play turns out, and want to remain that way, don't read any further.
Read MoreKILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG
From the desk of James Reel on Friday, June 20th 2008 at 6:33
First there was Joshua’s horn at the walls of Jericho, then Mozart employed to scare teenage loiterers away from convenience stores and subway stations. Now American interrogators are using a wide array of music to break their prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Of particular interest to PBS viewers is this nugget from an article in the Guardian...
Read MoreDOT DOT DOT
From the desk of James Reel on Thursday, June 19th 2008 at 8:02
It’s been so long since I blogged that I almost forgot I could always get a quick’n’easy Thursday post by linking to my latest drivel in the Tucson Weekly. If you haven’t kept up with my contributions during the past five months, o faithless ones, you can find my archive here. As for this week’s contribution, it’s a preview of Arizona Onstage Productions’ Sunday in the Park With George.
Read MoreLINCOLN CENTER RECORDINGS
From the desk of James Reel on Wednesday, June 18th 2008 at 7:54
For a recent issue of Fanfare, I wrote a feature on the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s self-published recordings, and reviewed the label’s first two discs. You may have heard the concert versions of these pieces on the Society’s radio series, but the artists went into the studio after the concerts to make the CDs. Here’s my opinion of the results:
Read MoreRUMORS OF MY DEATH HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED
From the desk of James Reel on Tuesday, June 17th 2008 at 8:04
Well, Cue Sheet has finally been revived! Back in January, the KUAT/Arizona Public Media Web site underwent a complete redesign, and launched with a few elements missing, like my blog. There was a notice on the KUAT-FM home page that Cue Sheet would be back soon, but as the ...
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Cue Sheet
James Reel's cranky consideration of the fine arts and public radio in Tucson and beyond.
