He was a tireless fighter for recognition of French Baroque at a time when German and Italian music held a virtual monopoly on that period. The performance of the Gilles the same weekend as his memorial is happenstance, but I can think of nothing that would have better pleased Anthony's crusading nature. The Anthony memorial concert is free and open to the public. May begins the final push on the local classical music and dance scenes. Darmiento will conduct his own composition, an overture called Red, Green and Blue , while Herriman and Mann will divide duties on Britten's Matinees Musicales , Beethoven's Coriolan overture and Respighi's Pines of Rome .
Admission is free.
Cantemus chamber choir presents Faure's and Rutter's Requiems at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 31st Street south of Thomas Road, Phoenix. Read LaFave's bio . All rights reserved. Gannett Co. Inc.