Arts&Entertainment: February 4, 2001 Nelson spins stylish American sound
CLEARWATER -- Willie Nelson is the perfect American icon. Doesn't the legendary country singer have everything in common with our nation's forefathers? An outlaw through and through, Nelson has always spoken to plain folks as well as to the hippie contingent. He champions causes of the common man, such as Farm Aid. Like George Washington, he wears his hair long. And, as his legal battles in the early 1990s proved, Nelson, like the great men who founded this country, does not like to pay taxes.
Cleveland ensemble shows soft touch
SARASOTA -- Sumptuous strings, resplendent brass, pulse-pounding percussion -- all these things are impressive, but the true test of a symphony orchestra is how well it plays softly. By that measure, the Cleveland Orchestra is one of the best, a classical ensemble of breathtaking precision and clarity.
Florida Orchestra, soloist impress crowd
TAMPA -- The Pied Piper paid a visit to the Florida Orchestra Friday night. His name is Lewis Sligh, a piccolo and flute player who mesmerized the audience at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center as the soloist in Vivaldi's Piccolo Concerto in C major and Chaminade's Flute Concertino in D major.
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