Allen, 100, has been at the helm of the Arkestra since 1995, directing the avant-garde jazz ensemble after the death of Afrofuturist visionary (and Birmingham native) Sun Ra. Allen, a composer and ...
Muti’s dynamic energy on the podium was reflected in the orchestra’s incisive articulation in Bellini’s Overture to Norma the program’s opener. There was high tension and scrupulous variation of ...