(Woolfe) St . Lukes Chamber Ensemble (Friday) The chamber wing of the elegant Orchestra of St. Luke's presents a Chamber Ensemble oFridayrThethe Divertimento in D, K. 136, and the Horn Quintet in E flat, K. 407), Glière (the "Prelude" and "chamberSong," from Eight Duets for Violin and Cello, Op. 39), and Ingram Marshall ("Evensongs," his 1996 evocation of childhood for string quartet).
Rocca got his start on "The Daily Show," and went on to make regular appearances on the "Tonight Show"; now, in addition to his work as a correspondent on "CBS Sunday Morning," he's hosting a charming program on the Cooking Channel called "My Grandmother's Ravioli".
"StarDate" is "a charming little program that people appreciate," said Sandra Preston, the assistant director for education and outreach at the observatory, who has been with the show since its beginning.
Charming, charming, charming" by NPR.
"Why single out this charming, well-produced program for criticism?" she asks, and then answers: "As hundreds of parents have noted in interviews about their children's television experiences... 'Sesame Street' marks their child's transition into television viewing".
The facilities were out of date, but Lou Carnesecca was charming and the program was winning and it flew just under the New York radar because New Yorkers and the sports media were obsessed with the Giants and the Jets, the Knicks and the Nets, the Yankees and the Mets, the Devils, the Rangers and the Islanders.
The Saturday audience did chuckle at the second half of the program, a charming staged performance of Stravinsky's peppily angular "Soldier's Tale," another chamber work — this one for a septet — that owes a profound debt to "Pierrot".
The program looks utterly charming, with Vivaldi's "Folia" Sonata, excerpts from Handel's "Acis and Galatea" and music of the always delightful Michel Corrette, as well as works by Dandrieu, Daquin, Rameau and Telemann.
"As part of our Black History Month festivities," the music director, Anthony Aibel, said, "I'm opening the program with a charming work by William Grant Still, the first African-American composer to be performed at Carnegie Hall back in the 30's".
Dotted by stumbles, nervous giggles and ungirdled New York accents, these unadorned programs are oddly charming.
(The whole program (pdf) includes a charming piece by Kate and Anna, plus biographical material).
