Free For All
The idea of offering a free piano recital by Richard Goode at Town Hall seems like a good idea in theory, poised to attract a grateful audience of the young
Opera and Popcorn
For the past two seasons, I’ve resisted attending the immensely popular HD simulcasts of the Met’s Saturday matinee performances, on the principle that if you live in New York and
Make Music New York – Take 2
I actually missed seeing any Make Music New York shows last year, but fortunately, it’s back again for a second year on Saturday, June 21. If you’re a musician and
Up North Jazz
Myk Freedman’s Saint Dirt Elementary School came all the way down from Toronto to play Barbes Wednesday night for the latest installment of Stochastic Brooklyn. It was big band jazz:
Why I’ll Never Have a Hamptons Share
Earlier this week, Celebrate Brooklyn and Central Park Summerstage released their lineups, and once again, it’s a veritable smorgasbord of (mostly) free shows. Here are the ones you can expect
Opera Is Fun
(Note: This was originally written for the City Opera blog, which will probably never see the light of day, now that the season’s ended. Oh well.) What is opera, anyway?
A Real “Feast of Music”
Japan’s Fumiaki Goto has apparently invented a dining room table that doubles as a marimba. Go here for the full meal.
Even Better Than the Pope
There are more churches with major pipe organs in New York City than anywhere else in the country, some of which rank among the finest such instruments in the world.
Evangelist(a)
Carla Bozulich wants to shake you up. She wants to offend you. She wants you to put down your newspaper, shut off your goddamned TV, and listen. If you do,