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
You’re Listening To the BBC
No, not that BBC: The BBC. As in: tenor Tim Berne, drummer Jim Black and guitarist Nels Cline: an all-star outfit put together last year by Bethany for a live