{"id":334,"date":"2010-09-09T18:44:12","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T18:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/gap\/wp\/?p=334"},"modified":"2010-09-09T18:44:12","modified_gmt":"2010-09-09T18:44:12","slug":"charmed_im_sure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/gap\/2010\/09\/charmed_im_sure\/","title":{"rendered":"Charmed, I’m Sure"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago, a composer I was in correspondence with mentioned that it had been a while since he’d last cruised through Baltimore, but that he suspected Charm City’s new music scene was in need of some fresh energy to get things revitalized. With more than a little bit of hometown cheerleader excitement, I shot back: Something like this<\/a>, perhaps?<\/p>\n

\"mob.png\"Admittedly, the fact that the curator of the Contemporary Museum’s Mobtown Modern music series, Brian Sacawa, is my husband means that I can in no way be counted as a credible source of unbiased opinion in this matter. Still, the lineup of repertoire and performers<\/a>, the debut this season of a serious collaboration with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra<\/a>, the supportive audience and media environment<\/a>, and, um, the fact that Sacawa lets me toss in (a.k.a. shout from my office) my 2 cents re: programming ideas from time to time? I’d say that’s a situation–a pretty sweet one, as far as homes for new music go.<\/p>\n

Mobtown Modern’s 2010-11 season kicks off next Tuesday night with an all-Ligeti showcase<\/a>. If you’re in the area (or even if you’re not–the shows are walking distance from the train station, and I’ve been on late night subway rides that took longer to get me from Queens to Brooklyn than from NYC to Baltimore, I swear) we hope you’ll stop by! Powerhouse pianist Jenny Lin, BSO violist Karin Brown, a sax quartet, a 16-voice choir, and 100 metronomes will be in the house for what seems set to be a killer opening night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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