Orchestra Iowa Maestro Timothy Hankewich adds a little jazz hands flourish after playing the orchestra’s celesta during a photo session Thursday on the Paramount Theatre stage in Cedar Rapids. The ...
Listen to how Tchaikovsky uses the celesta in “The Nutcracker,” unleashing the potential of the instrument to signal playfulness and fantasy. By Joshua Barone Photographs and Video by Vincent Tullo ...
There comes a moment in The Nutcracker, a ballet full of fantasy of fantastical music, when the Sugar Plum Fairy dances to a tune you’ve probably heard before. Over plucked string instruments, a ...