Classical picks: The Barrymore Awards; The Crossing does John Luther Adams
Philly's Tony Awards What are Philadelphia theater people like when not playing roles and having a good time? The Barrymore Awards will reveal much at 7 p.m. Monday at the Merriam Theater. Tickets: $50-125. Information: 215-893-1999 or kimmelcenter.org.
Philly's Tony Awards
What are Philadelphia theater people like when not playing roles and having a good time? The Barrymore Awards will reveal much at 7 p.m. Monday at the Merriam Theater. Tickets: $50-125. Information: 215-893-1999 or kimmelcenter.org.
- David Patrick Stearns
'The Holy Wind' redux. Having commissioned the major John Luther Adams choral work Canticles of the Holy Wind in 2012, the Crossing is reviving the piece at 6 p.m. next Sunday at the Barnes Foundation. It's one of those fasten-your-seatbelt pieces, with bracing, ethereal harmonies, moments of meditative contemplation, bird calls (though formidable ones, as the composer was a longtime Alaskan), and individual movements with titles such as "Sky With Four Suns." Elemental stuff, indeed. For a preview, one movement is on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JeFaMpucVg. Tickets: $20-$35. Information: www.crossingchoir.com
- David Patrick Stearns