City Opera: Intermezzo
Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to attend City Opera for the first time this season to see a performance of Richard Strauss' Intermezzo: a two-act comedy of manners about
White Light Festival: The Manganiyar Seduction
The final event of the inaugural White Light Festival, Roysten Abel's The Manganiyar Seduction, finally took place at the Rose Theater last night, after a week's delay caused by the difficulty
TRANZAC
Nick in Toronto shared the above video with me earlier today, a reminder of the wonders of the TRANZAC: that delightfully oddball venue with the Zine gallery upstairs and some of
White Light Festival: Paul Jacobs and the Clarion Choir
The astonishing Paul Jacobs, chair of Juilliard's organ program since 2004, took the newly-restored Alice Tully Hall organ out for a spin Tuesday night as part of the ongoing White Light Festival.
White Light Festival: Credo
It's hard to be believe that it's been nearly three years since since the debut of the Wordless Music Orchestra, in an epic concert at the Church of St. Paul
White Light Festival: Latvian National Choir
As with last week's concert by the Tallis Scholars, Saturday's concert featuring the Latvian National Choir – also part of the White Light Festival – juxtaposed the sacred music of
White Light Festival: Kremerata Baltica and Alexei Lubimov
Thirteen years ago, violinist Gidon Kremer founded the Kremerata Baltica, made up of young musicians from his native Latvia, as well as the neighboring states of Estonia and Lithuania. Since
Sunday Service
"Our wisest mortals have decided that music should add seasoning to devotion… where worshipers delight in voices blending in harmony." Palestrina It seems that the quiet, contemplative world of a cappella
Take Three @ City Winery
Wow, talk about a fun week at this cozy little venue on Varick St. Take a look:Preservation Hall Jazz Band, City Winery, 11.3.10 Marshall Crenshaw, City Winery, 11.5.10 Bob Mould,