- While the composer racked up praise and paychecks for his work on films by Francis Ford Coppola, Roman Polanski and others, his own pieces were always his first priority, the Associated Press noted: Kilar’s dedication to composing primarily for the concert halls even led him to lose a commission to write the score for Peter
- Earlier this month, WBUR tagged along at one of the group’s holiday performances and documented the audience’s reaction to a program that mixed music from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” with seasonal tunes like “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”: Many of the women seem entranced as the musicians play. Some close their eyes and sway their heads.