Michael Anthony RodriguezThe Final PremiereEdwin Guevara Gutiérrez is a long time coming guitarist and composer and recently performed in his world premiere: Ibero-American…May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
Michael Anthony RodriguezAvengers’ Theme by Alan SilvestriWith the help of green screen and very skilled animators, the adaptation of superhero comics are now a reality. Many movies and actors…Apr 23, 2021Apr 23, 2021
Michael Anthony RodriguezStravinsky’s Rite of SpringFor the past couple of weeks, I have been studying Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. A popular piece of many performers and liked by many more…Apr 16, 2021Apr 16, 2021
Michael Anthony RodriguezBerlioz Symphonie FantastiqueFor most of my posts, I often use the New York Philharmonic Archives. These have the most extensive information on music that has been…Apr 3, 20211Apr 3, 20211
Michael Anthony RodriguezBeethoven’s Final MasterpieceNo doubt that when Beethoven knew his time was coming to end soon, he wanted to go out with a bang. Just before his death, he created his…Mar 23, 20211Mar 23, 20211
Michael Anthony RodriguezHandel’s MessiahFor this week’s blog post, the discussion will be about Handel’s Messiah and the observations or questions that are asked and seen. The…Feb 26, 2021Feb 26, 2021
Michael Anthony RodriguezMorescaWhat I found was a program of the Young People’s Composer Concert that took place February 11 through the 13 in the year 1978. The…Feb 13, 2021Feb 13, 2021
Michael Anthony RodriguezThe Fire Within-Jennifer ThomasThe premiere I chose for my topic is the premiere of Jennifer Thomas’ piece and album, The Fire Within. I naturally was drawn to this…Feb 1, 20214Feb 1, 20214
Michael Anthony RodriguezThe Phoenix PremiereIn the year 2019, before COVID 19 took over the world, I was happily writing my piano solo named, Phoenix. The story we all know, about a…Jan 22, 2021Jan 22, 2021
