The Farm
I had some spare time on my way back from the Berkshires this afternoon, just enough to take a (not so) brief detour to Bethel, NY, site of the Woodstock
These Kids Are Alright
Whatever Augusta Read Thomas programmed for Tanglewood's 45th Festival of Contemporary Music was inevitably going to be a letdown from last year's wall-to-wall Elliott Carter fest. Yet, in many ways, it
One-Hit Wonder
Carl Orff wrote six operas, ten pieces of incidental theater music, and a highly-regarded series of instructional works for young musicians. He also wrote a trilogy of staged cantatas called
Pops Kings
I'm fairly certain that my earliest experience hearing an orchestra was seeing Arthur Fiedler conduct the Boston Pops on PBS. I was about five years old. I don't remember most of what they
All Points West – Day 2
After the rains hit again this morning, I decided to bail on day 3 of APW, which gave me some time (not enough!) to edit pics and reflect on yesterday's
Bunker Sunday
I can't imagine a better cool down from two days of APW than tonight's Bunker Fest at Union Hall. The Exotic Profiles play perfect roots rock that sounds a lot
All Points West 2009
New York's second-annual entry in the three-day festival circuit got off to a soggy start yesterday, with The National and Vampire Weekend playing straight through a downpour. (Props to National