( 0 comments )Britt's Opening Night cellist wins rave reviews from New York Times

Although it's several months off, I was just reminded of how much I look forward to the Opening Night of Britt's Classical Festival. It's a night of celebration and anticipation, as the members of the Britt Orchestra reunite for the first concert of the season. This year the orchestra will be joined by cellist Alisa Weilerstein on July 31 for Opening Night. I just read a performance review of Alisa in The New York Times. The reviewer called her "great fun to watch" and "buoyant and youthful" and said it was as much fun to watch her as it was to listen to her.

Alisa's energy and talent will be a perfect fit for what's always a magical night on the Britt hill. Take a look at the review.

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( 0 comments )2008: A Season to Remember

From Crosby, Stills & Nash’s three-part harmony, to B.B. King’s bring-down-the house performance, to Billy Idol’s spiky white blond hair, to Midori's force-of-nature playing, to Willie Nelson's “Whiskey River,” to G. Love's bluesy hip-hop lyrics to The Black Crowes’ uncanny vocals—2008 was a memorable season.

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( 0 comments )The Black Crowes- A Band Worth Listening To?

Recently, there was a scandal at Maxim men¹s magazine. The Black Crowes' label didn't make advance copies of their new album available for review, so needless to say, they were surprised when they saw Maxim's review in their March issue.

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( 0 comments )A Blogger's Perspective on Judy Collins

Take a look at Jim Wickre's blog post about his experience at the Judy Collins at Britt last week.

http://jimwickre.blogspot.com/2008/08/judy-collins-at-britt.html

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( 0 comments )Why I Love G. Love's Music

G. Love, a self-proclaimed hip-hop bluesman, will play the Britt Festival on Friday. During the online chat with G. Love on Wednesday on the Britt website, the thing that stood out the most to me was his genuine personality and passion for his music.

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