Much has been said here in Music News about Jim Meredith's Sonos Handbell Ensemble — its tours, and his composition of Misterium, a virtual handbell choir piece, performed by 440 handbell musicians from 28 states and six countries.
Arthur Bloomfield asks: “Has anyone noticed that Lotfi died on the same day of the year as (Gaetano) Merola? What is the statistical probability here? But then, as you know, Merola died as the soprano sang the word ‘morire.’”
Deborah Voigt, Susan Graham, Kiera Duffy, Laquita Mitchell, Nicholas Phan, Jake Heggie and others headline Sing with Haiti’s Oct. 2 benefit in San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral.
