Aaron Keebaugh
aaronkeebaugh.bsky.social
Aaron Keebaugh
@aaronkeebaugh.bsky.social
Musicologist and critic. Words on music for the Arts Fuse, Boston Musical Intelligencer, The Classical Review, Corymbus, and Early Music America.
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@aaronkeebaugh.bsky.social writes that, with youthful vigor, Yo-Yo Ma performed the complete Bach Cello Suites, intermixing the music with stories of personal success, wishes for future generations, and gratitude for all those who make the Commonwealth function.

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Concert Review: Yo-Yo Ma and the Communion of Bach - The Arts Fuse
With youthful vigor, Yo-Yo Ma performed the complete  Bach Cello Suites, intermixing the music with stories of personal success, wishes for future generations, and gratitude for all those who make the...
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November 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Handel's "Saul" may be an oratorio, but @aaronkeebaugh.bsky.social writes that the recent #HandelandHaydnSociety concert performance proved that it’s about as operatic as one can get.

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Concert Review: Jonathan Cohen and Handel and Haydn Society Explore the Operatic Dimensions of Handel’s "Saul" - The Arts Fuse
"Saul "may be an oratorio, but it’s about as operatic as one can get.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In August, I sat down with H+H conductor Jonathan Cohen to discuss his approach to Saul, early music performance, and the season ahead. thedisposablemusicologist.blogspot.com/2025/09/hhs-...
H+H’s Jonathan Cohen and the art of musical reenactment
Jonathan Cohen conducts the Handel and Haydn Society in Handel's  Messiah.  Photo: Robert Torres Jonathan Cohen is a busy conductor. When ...
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September 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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@aaronkeebaugh.bsky.social is over-the-moon that Horizon Ensemble is championing Germaine Tailleferre’s mesmerizing piano concerto.

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Concert Review: Horizon Ensemble Polishes a Neglected Gem by French Composer Germaine Tailleferre - The Arts Fuse
Happily, the admirable Horizon Ensemble is championing Germaine Tailleferre’s mesmerizing piano concerto.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Aaron Keebaugh writes that the Boston Landmarks Orchestra offered a rousing valediction for a summer season drawing to a close.

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September 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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@aaronkeebaugh.bsky.social says that the latest Boston Landmarks Orchestra concert, which included music by Val Jeanty and Beethoven, made its point: this was more than a revolt, but a revolution in sound.

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August 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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In its latest concert, writes @aaronkeebaugh.bsky.social, the Mercury Orchestra explored nostalgia, via performances of rare Finzi and familiar Respighi compositions.

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Concert Review: The Mercury Orchestra Goes Down Memory Lane - The Arts Fuse
The Mercury Orchestra explored nostalgia, via performances of rare Finzi and familiar Respighi compositions.
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August 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Aaron Keebaugh on the world premiere, at the Tanglewood Music Festival via the Boston Symphony Orchestra, of #johnwilliams’s piano concerto. The music may be intended to enrich and edify, but there’s always room for a little fandom, particularly on occasions like this.

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Concert Review: John Williams' Piano Concerto Pays Homage to Jazz Legends - The Arts Fuse
John Williams's concert music may be intended to enrich and edify, but there’s always room for a little fandom, particularly on occasions like this. At 93, and after a lifetime of firsts, the composer...
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July 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Aaron Keebaugh: Music by Amy Beach, Leonard Bernstein, Florence Price, John Harbison, and John Williams -- this Boston Landmarks Orchestra concert had a little something for everyone.

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Concert Review: Amy Beach's Piano Concerto Revived on the Esplanade - The Arts Fuse
Music by Amy Beach, Leonard Bernstein, Florence Price, John Harbison, and John Williams: this Boston Landmarks Orchestra concert had a little something for everyone.
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July 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Played and sung with verve in its New England premiere, writes @aaronkeebaugh.bsky.social, "Frederick Douglass" stands as the most significant revival Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) has undertaken in recent years.

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Opera Review: Boston Modern Orchestra Project Sheds New Light on "Frederick Douglass" - The Arts Fuse
Played and sung with verve in its New England premiere, "Frederick Douglass" stands as the most significant revival BMOP has undertaken in recent years.
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June 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Aaron Keebaugh on The Boston Camerata's "Gallery of Kings": through story, song, missives, and popular gibes at authority, program looked at kings remembered for their great deeds and those commemorated for their bumbling idiocy.

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Concert Review: Boston Camerata's "Gallery of Kings" -- Uses and Abuses of Power, ca. 1300 - The Arts Fuse
Through story, song, missives, and popular gibes at authority, the Boston Camerata program looked at kings remembered for their great deeds and those commemorated for their bumbling idiocy.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM