Look and Listen Festival 2011
This past week marked the 10th edition of the Look and Listen Festival, which sets performances of contemporary music in art gallery spaces. I last visited the festival in 2008, and
Wordless Music Orchestra: Glass, Ligeti and Greenwood
It's been more than three years since the Wordless Music Orchestra gave the U.S. premiere of Johnny Greenwood's Popcorn Superhet Receiver: a success well beyond most expectations for the Radiohead's guitarist.
Miracle on Drums
There is nothing more life-affirming than seeing drummer Roy Haynes, 86, still at the top of his game. Haynes has played with everyone from Prez, to Bird, to Sassy, and carries
Meredith Monk @ WNYC
Meredith Monk with her Vocal Ensemble and the Todd Reynolds Quartet performing Songs of Ascension at WNYC's Greene Space, 5/18/11. More pics on Flickr. Full stream of the performance below.
VOX 2011
The cast of Yoav Gal's "Three Weeks" last night at City Opera's VOX 2011 at Le Poisson Rouge. More pics (including Hannah Lash's "Blood Rose" and Jeff Myers' "Maren of
Spring For Music
What is a symphony, anyway? That was the question posed last night by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, who were in town last night to close the inaugural Spring For Music
Die Walküre Live Now
For those who haven't yet seen the new Robert LePage production of Wagner's Die Walküre at the Met, today's your last chance to hear it this season. The house itself has been
MATA 2011
Due to other commitments this week, I regrettably missed nearly all of this year’s MATA Festival, which wrapped up last night at LPR. (Fortunately, the performances were recorded for future
Celebrate Brooklyn 2011
Ah, summer is almost here. And, so is the glory that is Celebrate Brooklyn, which returns to the Prospect Park Bandshell for it's 33rd season, right at the top of