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Sarah Hutchings

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Florida
Covers:  Music, Stage, Art
American Composer and Songwriter • Voting Member of the Recording Academy 🎤

Sarah Hutchings’s Journalist Portfolio

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Review: Performances shine in Palm Beach Opera's 'Così fan tutte'

Review: Performances shine in Palm Beach Opera's 'Così fan tutte'

Palm Beach Daily News — Palm Beach Opera presented its opening performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Così fan tutte," ("All women do the same" or "School for Lovers") on Friday at the Kravis Center. This performance is set in the year 1914 in a Mediterranean resort.

Review: Palm Beach Opera gives powerful new take on an old favorite

Review: Palm Beach Opera gives powerful new take on an old favorite

Yahoo — The Palm Beach Opera opened its 2023 mainstage season with a performance of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" on Friday at the Kravis Center. What was immediately clear in the first scene of the opera was that the audience was present for a different take on this perennial and controversial classic.

Review: Palm Beach Opera gives powerful new take on an old favorite

Review: Palm Beach Opera gives powerful new take on an old favorite

Palm Beach Daily News — The Palm Beach Opera opened its 2023 mainstage season with a performance of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" on Friday at the Kravis Center. What was immediately clear in the first scene of the opera was that the audience was present for a different take on this perennial and controversial classic.

Review: Heralding the new at Palm Beach Opera

Review: Heralding the new at Palm Beach Opera

Palm Beach Post — The Palm Beach Opera opened its 61st season on Saturday with a young artists' showcase at its newly constructed Cornelia T. Bailey Opera Center in West Palm Beach. The Opera Center, at 1800 S. Australian Ave., features new rehearsal facilities and expanded offices for the PBO staff.

Review: Frost MSJ Faculty Sextet wows crowd at Palm Beach show

Review: Frost MSJ Faculty Sextet wows crowd at Palm Beach show

Palm Beach Daily News — The Frost MSJ Faculty Sextet from the University of Miami treated Tuesday's audience at the Flagler Museum to an exceptional evening. The performance featured some of jazz's best and most awarded, including a Guggenheim Fellow, a MacArthur "genius grant" recipient and several Grammy Awards between them. These were not just bygone credentials either.

Review: Palm Beach Opera's 'Elixir of Love' just what the doctor ordered

Review: Palm Beach Opera's 'Elixir of Love' just what the doctor ordered

Palm Beach Daily News — Palm Beach Opera presented its opening performance of Gaetano Donizetti's "The Elixir of Love" ("L'elisir d'amore"), an opera buffa in two acts, on Friday at the Kravis Center. The curtain rose on the first act to reveal a beautiful, pastel color palette created by lighting, set design, and costumes.

Review: Violinist, pianist in total control in Norton concert

Review: Violinist, pianist in total control in Norton concert

Yahoo News — Now, in its ninth season, the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach presented an evening of Beethoven, Fauré and Schubert Wednesday at the Norton Museum of Art. James Ehnes on violin and Inon Barnatan on piano were the guest artists for the evening.

Review: New World Symphony provides glorious evening for music lovers

Review: New World Symphony provides glorious evening for music lovers

Yahoo News — The New World Symphony began its Sunday performance at the Kravis Center witha modern work for orchestra, "Masquerade" by London-born composer Anna Clyne. This work was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for "BBC Proms," and premiered in September 2013, under the baton of Marin Alsop.

Fine singing, spirit of fun make 'Dido' a smart start to Palm Beach Opera season

Fine singing, spirit of fun make 'Dido' a smart start to Palm Beach Opera season

Yahoo News — WEST PALM BEACH - The milestone 60th anniversary season of the Palm Beach Opera opened Saturday night with a performance of Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas," presented by a cast assembled from the company's Benenson Young Artist and Apprentice Artist programs. The season promises to be one of gratitude and appreciation, as Palm Beach Opera has emerged from the performance constraints of the pandemic stronger than ever.

Fine singing, spirit of fun make 'Dido' a smart start to Palm Beach Opera season

Fine singing, spirit of fun make 'Dido' a smart start to Palm Beach Opera season

Palm Beach Daily News — WEST PALM BEACH - The milestone 60th anniversary season of the Palm Beach Opera opened Saturday night with a performance of Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas," presented by a cast assembled from the company's Benenson Young Artist and Apprentice Artist programs. The season promises to be one of gratitude and appreciation, as Palm Beach Opera has emerged from the performance constraints of the pandemic stronger than ever.

Dances with Werewolves

Dances with Werewolves

The FJH Music Company Inc. — Editor & Production Coordinator: Sarah Hutchings. A story in music... The book creates a musical story with you is the character avoiding a menacing werewolf. Moonlight, howling, and bad dog breath all play a part in this wild adventure. Does your character make it home safely? Play the whole book to find out. No peeking!

On This Christmas Day

On This Christmas Day

The FJH Music Company Inc. — Editor & Production Coordinator: Sarah Hutchings On This Christmas Day is a musical diary of ten works to convey my emotions, memories, and so many beautiful moments of the magical holiday season during my childhood. The music dances freely at the piano, whimsically at times, yet it can be dramatic and retrospective when the need arises

From Sea to Shining Sea, Book 1 Adventurous Women

From Sea to Shining Sea, Book 1 Adventurous Women

The FJH Music Company Inc. — Production Coordinator: Sarah Hutchings. Intermediate - One Piano / Four Hands This collection focuses on American folk songs, folk ballads, and popular songs that feature adventurous women-the pioneers, the trailblazers, the sweethearts. Primo is stacked on top of Secondo part; most are about 60 measures in length with the melody moving between each part.

Review: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents Rachmaninoff and Liszt, with attitude | News Br...

Review: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents Rachmaninoff and Liszt, with attitude | News Br...

News Break — The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra opened a promising Sunday evening at the Kravis Center with the "Portsmouth Point Overture" by William Walton. This filled the concert hall like a rousing slice of Americana - except, Sir William Walton is an English composer, and this piece is about an English port.

REVIEW: Symphony presents violinist Chee-Yun and masterwork by American composer | News Break

REVIEW: Symphony presents violinist Chee-Yun and masterwork by American composer | News Break

News Break — The Palm Beach Symphony presented "Breaking Ground" on Monday evening at The Society of the Four Arts. The concert promised to be a solid offering of masterworks, featuring violinist Chee-Yun, performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concert in E Minor, op. 64.

Review: Jupiter String Quartet offers lively take on death-themed pieces | News Break

Review: Jupiter String Quartet offers lively take on death-themed pieces | News Break

News Break — The Society of the Four Arts welcomed the Jupiter String Quartet with a full house on Sunday afternoon. Head of Film and Music Programming Phillip Bergmann began with a brief introduction to the afternoon program, along with a poignant acknowledgment of the looming 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.

Wu Han sculpts music with help from some friends

Wu Han sculpts music with help from some friends

Palm Beach Daily News — The Society of the Four Arts presented the energetic Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Wu Han and Friends on a cold and rainy Wednesday during the organization's regular Society Salon series. Pianist Han took the stage and began by describing the group's recent performances and the creation of this evening of "French Enchantment."

Review: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents Rachmaninoff and Liszt, with attitude

Review: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents Rachmaninoff and Liszt, with attitude

Palm Beach Daily News — The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra opened a promising Sunday evening at the Kravis Center with the " Portsmouth Point Overture" by William Walton. This filled the concert hall like a rousing slice of Americana - except, Sir William Walton is an English composer, and this piece is about an English port.

REVIEW: Symphony presents violinist Chee-Yun and masterwork by American composer

REVIEW: Symphony presents violinist Chee-Yun and masterwork by American composer

Palm Beach Daily News — The Palm Beach Symphony presented "Breaking Ground" on Monday evening at The Society of the Four Arts. The concert promised to be a solid offering of masterworks, featuring violinist Chee-Yun, performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concert in E Minor, op. 64. The concert began with Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring Suite."

Trio of musicians stellar in all-Beethoven concert at Norton

Trio of musicians stellar in all-Beethoven concert at Norton

Palm Beach Daily News — The Chamber Music Society of West Palm Beach presented the second concert in its season at the Norton Museum of Art on Sunday evening. The revamped museum's Great Hall was a fascinating acoustic space that registered every pop, whisper, or frequently dropped program.

Review: Jupiter String Quartet offers lively take on death-themed pieces

Review: Jupiter String Quartet offers lively take on death-themed pieces

Palm Beach Post — The Society of the Four Arts welcomed the Jupiter String Quartet with a full house on Sunday afternoon. Head of Film and Music Programming Phillip Bergmann began with a brief introduction to the afternoon program, along with a poignant acknowledgment of the looming 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.

Christmas Gems, Book 2

Christmas Gems, Book 2

The FJH Music Company Inc. — Editor: Sarah Hutchings. Intermediate/Late IntermediateLush chords and beautiful harmonies lead to expressive playing in this new book by Nancy Lua. These arrangements are suitable for home, recitals or church services. Titles include Silent Night, Away in a Manger, O Holy Night, Ave Maria and the Ukrainian Carol, plus two more.

Critics' picks: Abbreviated season had many high points

Critics' picks: Abbreviated season had many high points

Palm Beach Daily News — Before the coronavirus torpedoed close interactions, the 2019-20 season delivered many memorable moments. Our critics recall their favorites. *** Miami City Ballet's Program 3 Kravis Center Feb. 21 Miami City Ballet's Program 3 was a journey of discovery through works, which were not new, but were re-imagined ("Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes"), re-interpreted ("Nine Sinatra Songs") and re-designed ("Firebird").

Trio gives exquisite interpretations

Trio gives exquisite interpretations

Palm Beach Daily News — The Flagler Museum presented the final concert in its 2020 series on Tuesday evening in its beautiful West Room. The museum adds carpet under the audience seating for these particular events, and while perhaps used to protect the historic flooring, was a brilliant tactic in containing the booming acoustics of the room.
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