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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · 12d

Hope you'll join me for Florence Price's first symphony on @crbclassical.bsky.social at 8:00pm on Friday, October 3rd. More about her (with a 1906 class photo in front of Jordan Hall at @necmusic.bsky.social!) in this interview:
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The Life and Music of Florence Price: An Interview with Rae Linda Brown - AAIHS

In today's post, Ashleigh Gordon, a world-renowned, award-winning violist and New England Conservatory alumna (Castle of Our Skins, Callithumpian Consort, BMOP), interviews Dr. Rae Linda Brown about t...

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you, Patricia! It slipped under my radar — looking forward to finding out more!

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · 22d

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The Narnia-worthy collection hidden inside the Boston Public Library

YouTube video by The Boston Globe

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · 22d

It is always a joy to hear the Tokyo String Quartet. Here's the NPR piece I wrote about their Boston farewell performance given here in our Fraser Performance Studio:
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Tokyo String Quartet Bids Boston A Bittersweet Farewell

After 43 seasons, the revered ensemble, born in Japan, calls it quits. Here, the players serenade Boston at WGBH, with a concert of music by Haydn, Bartok and Ravel.

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · 29d

This Sunday, the 21st! Bring your kids to Cambridge's science extravaganza!
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Cambridge Science Carnival

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · 29d

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CRB Classical 99.5 @crbclassical.bsky.social · 29d

Episode 3 of Getting Into Opera is live! Watch Emily M. Jensen sing Mimi's charming and emotional aria "Mi chiamano Mimi," from Puccini's "La Bohème," in a masterclass with iconic opera singer Patricia Racette:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO2fzqyae5E&t=1s

Getting Into Opera with Patricia Racette - Puccini's "Mi chiamano Mimi"

YouTube video by GBH Music

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · 29d

A city can never have too much public art. Look at this wonderful installation near Boston's South Station (check out the back of it!)
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What's the deal with this art installation near South Station made entirely of coolers?

Elevar La Cultura is a new art installation outside of South Station made entirely out of coolers spray painted gold.

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Sep 14

It took only weeks for Schubert to finish his hour-long Octet. He was so immersed, he could barely make eye contact with his visitors. Tonight, just after 10:00, join me on @crbclassical.bsky.social for the miraculous result. I think it's thrilling to see the first page in Schubert's own hand:

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Sep 14

Even a mediocre foliage season is stunning in Vermont
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8 unforgettable fall destinations in Vermont, according to Boston.com readers

8 unforgettable fall destinations in Vermont, according to Boston.com readers who shared their favorite fall getaways in the state.

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Aug 13

Catch a 6-minute glimpse of the International Space Station on Friday morning at 5:37! We'll have Jordi Savall and his band for you on @crbclassical.bsky.social! Of course, it may be even more enthralling to look down from the station to good ol' Massachusetts:
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ISS passes over Mass., shares view of Boston, Cape Cod from space

YouTube video by WCVB Channel 5 Boston

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thank goodness publishers were willing to wade through the artfully indecipherable handwriting of Mr. Beethoven! Wednesday night on crbclassical.bsky.social at 8:30, join me for Beethoven’s 2nd piano trio — and enjoy the restless penmanship from this later piano trio!

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Jul 23

Some goodness for your Wednesday featuring the @gbhmusic.bsky.social quartet-in-residence:
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The power of music education at the Conservatory Lab School #shorts #music #stringquartet

YouTube video by GBH Music

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Jul 22

Join me for Debussy's languid Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun on Wednesday night at 9:10 on @crbclassical.bsky.social!
Nijinsky created and premiered it in 1912. Here's his sensual and utterly unique choreography:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrF2...

Prelude à l'apres midi d'une faune - Paris Opera Ballet

YouTube video by fadedhour

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Jul 21

Get those comfy lounge chairs in position! A couple of meteor showers are scheduled to peak next week! Bring along a speaker and listen to @CRBClassical while you're gazing!
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Meteor Shower Calendar

Browse all the major meteor showers for 2025

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GBH @wgbh.org · Jul 11

Friends, the time to act is now! In the next few days, the Senate will vote on whether to claw back federal funding — this is our LAST CHANCE to stop this from happening. To help, please contact your Senators and tell them to protect public media. For easy steps to take: ProtectMyPublicMedia.org

Public Media is now only days away from being defunded. We need your help now. 1) Contact Your Senators 2) Share This Post

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Jul 9

I love Escher's print of The Sunken Cathedral, inspired by hearing Debussy's piano prelude. Which itself was inspired by a fantastical old Breton myth. I'll have Stokowsky's orchestral version, packed with mystery and atmosphere, at 8pm on Thursday the 9th. Join me on @crbclassical.bsky.social!

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Jul 8

It’s okay! You’re the best! I love Here Comes the Sun

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hi Josh! It’s Cathy Fuller from CRB … love hearing you at the game tonight! I’m here too … I’d ask for Beethoven but I dunno if you’ve got a ballgame-adjacent version of anything 😁❤️

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Jul 7

Be one with our beautiful city! Free concerts all summer long:
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Free Outdoor Concerts in Boston: Summer 2025 [06/01/25]

The best part about summer is getting to enjoy the warm weather and getting to watch performers sing and play instruments live. It’s the perfect activity: to get lost in the melody of people’s voices ...

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Jul 7

I've always been slightly obsessed by the handwriting of composers that I love. This is Schubert's elaborate penmanship. It's his last letter, sold at auction for $240,000. Listen with me on Tuesday night at 7:00 for his Trout Quintet, on @crbclassical.bsky.social!
www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...

F. Schubert. The composer's last surviving letter, written to his close friend Franz von Schober, 1828 | Music: Books & Manuscripts | 2021 | Sotheby's

Schubert, Franz Extraordinary autograph letter signed ("Schubert[paraph]"), to his close friend Franz von Schober ("Lieber Schober!"), THE COMPOSER'S LAST SURVIVING LETTER, <e...

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Jul 1

Hope you'll join me at 10:00 on Wednesday night (July 2nd) for Till Fellner in Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto on @crbclassical.bsky.social! Alfred Brendel was a guiding light for him. Here's my encounter with Till in our studios:
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Till Fellner's Journey With Beethoven

The young Viennese native is on tour, playing all 32 of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. Hear Fellner at the WGBH studio, in Boston, where he plays the lyrical "pastoral" sonata and the cheerful Sonata No....

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Jun 30

Summer farms to help you stop time for a while
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17 Farms Near Boston to Visit This Summer [07/01/25]

Summer’s a great time to get out of the city and visit a good ol’ fashioned farm. With the summer festival season at its peak, you can enjoy a cold cider at an outdoor taproom; sample fresh meals made...

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Jun 16

This week, listen to CRBClassical.bsky.social with the car windows down while you make your way to Amesbury to celebrate the bees!
www.ciderhill.com/pollinatorfe...

Pollinator Festival | Fun Things To Do | North of Boston

A week long calendar of engaging events bringing awareness to creatures essential to our food supply!

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Jun 13

A chance to see Clifford Curzon playing Schubert's final piano sonata:
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Franz Schubert "Piano Sonata No 21" Clifford Curzon

YouTube video by Addiobelpassato

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Cathy Fuller @cathyclassical.bsky.social · Jun 9

The moon is undergoing a major lunar standstill ... (I think that sounds worse than it is 🤔) But the Strawberry Moon will be beaming away this week, and there are lots of June sky events:
wtop.com/the-space-pl...

Get ready for June’s strawberry moon - WTOP News

The start of June marked meteorological summer while astronomical summer starts for the northern hemisphere. It is the astronomical end of spring and start of summer.

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