Conductor-musicologist Gillian Anderson, best known to Washington audiences for her restoration of music for old movies without soundtracks, has taken the combination of audible and visual experiences in a new direction. In a concert Oct. 27 on the Urbana campus of the University of Illinois, she conducted a program of works by Charles Ives, Bernard Herrmann, Ruth Crawford Seeger and Darius Milhaud. The slides, tailored to match the atmosphere and emotions of the various pieces of music, are the work of Italian painter Lidia Bagnoli, who teaches scenery design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan and has paintings displayed in several American and European galleries. The concert with projections has been given in Italy, and a series with new projections is planned in Italy for next April.
Negotiations are underway for a concert in Washington, but no details have been announced.
Two new CDs of American vocal solo and sacred choral music are being prepared by Cambria. Those who have the required equipment will be able to hear the whole concert on an NPR website. No tickets will be required for the symposium, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building. The centennial concert, Nov. 16, will be taped for later broadcast. WGMS will celebrate the anniversary with a special emphasis on Philadelphia Orchestra recordings.