Sweet 16 (+1) - Feast of Music

I need to finish my holiday shopping and get ready for my trip to Ireland next week, so here – in chronological order – is my contribution to the barrage of 2008 best–of–lists. Read it and weep.

1. John Adams' Doctor Atomic, Chicago Lyric Opera 1/9/08 and the Metropolitan Opera, 11/1/08

2. Concrete Frequency Festival, LA Philharmonic, Los Angeles, CA, 1/11-1/13/08

3. Wordless Music Orchestra performing Jonny Greenwood's Popcorn Superhet Receiver, 1/17/08

4. SXSW 2008, Austin, TX, 3/13-3/16/08

5. Loïc Mallié performing Olivier Messiaen's Le Banquet Celeste, Offrande au Saint Sacrament and Livre du Saint Sacrament at La Trinite, Paris, 5/29/08

6. Messiaen's Saint Francois d'Assise, Netherlands Opera, Amsterdam, 6/1/08

7. Bruckner 8, New York Philharmonic, 6/20/08

8. Make Music New York, 6/21/08

9. Deerhoof/Metropolis Ensemble, Celebrate Brooklyn, 7/18/08

10. Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale, NY, 7/25/08

11. Radiohead, All Points West Festival, 8/8 and 8/9/08

12. Kenny Barron at the Village Vanguard, 8/27/08

13. 2008 Austin City Limits Festival, Austin TX, 9/26-9/28/08

14. 2008 CMJ Music Marathon, 10/21-10/25/08

15. Bernstein's Mass, United Palace Theater, 10/25/08

16. John Scott performing the complete Messiaen organ music, St. Thomas Church, 10/4-11/22/08

17. Elliott Carter Centenary with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood (7/23-25/08) and Carnegie Hall (12/11/08)

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