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Hello Cincinnati

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Music Hall, with its newly restored “black bricks” that were original to the building in 1878. Photo by Mark Lyons

I’m so happy to be joining the team at Cincinnati Public Radio with my classical music blog, Janelle’s Notes. The timing couldn’t be better, as Cincinnati will soon be the center of the universe when Music Hall reopens on Friday after its massive, 16-month renovation.

And this just in: The official reno budget is now confirmed to be $143 million. (Until now, the budget has been capped at $135 million.)

So, besides news-breaking tidbits like that, I hope to entertain and enlighten, but mostly give voice to Cincinnati’s remarkable arts scene. Thanks to Cincinnati Public Radio for hosting my commentary. And thanks to you for joining us.

This Friday, tune into “Cincinnati Edition,” 1 p.m. on 91.7 WVXU Cincinnati. I’ll be talking about the grand re-opening of Music Hall and that $143 million revitalization.

With producer Elaine Martone: Behind the scenes of a live recording session

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Elaine Martone in the Music Hall recording booth
Elaine Martone in the Music Hall recording booth

Over the weekend, I was able to go backstage at Music Hall for a few minutes to meet Grammy-winning producer Elaine Martone. She and Chelsea VandeDrink of Cincinnati Public Radio were making a live recording of the Pops “American Originals” concert, to be the Pops’ 95th album.They were tucked in the recording booth/opera props room near the stage.

(Read the review and see a photo gallery here.)

Elaine, of course, has been coming down to Cincy for years from Cleveland, where Telarc is based, for all of Erich Kunzel’s Pops recordings — as well as for those of the CSO — with hubby and Telarc co-founder Bob Woods. (Telarc was later bought by Concord Records and the award-winning production team left in 2009.)

Like most major orchestras, the CSO now has its own label for recording, and Elaine, who is up for Producer of the Year at the Grammy Awards next month, is still very busy. I asked her three questions:Read More »