Redemption
Well. I got in, and the minute Judy Collins started singing "Bright Morning Stars," I completely forgot about the wait. […]
Disappointment
I should have known better than to cut it close at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine this morning,
Love and Death
A check of the FoM archives reveals that I’ve yet to post a review from the Metropolitan Opera. Which is
Long Haul
It’s intermission after Act 2 of Wagner’s Tristan Und Isolde, and we’re already past the four hour point. It’s good
Passion Players
Every Holy Week for the past six years, I’ve listened to Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s 2001 Teldec recording of Bach’s St. Matthew
Great Friday
I can’t remember ever having heard a more moving liturgy than tonight’s Good Friday Solemn Mass at St. Thomas Church,
Quiet Night
A few hours after sitting in Trinity Church for Tenebrae, I stopped by Barbes for Bethany’s Stochastic Brooklyn, catching the
From the Profane to the Sacred
After four days suppliant to the rock gods of Austin, Holy Week comes as something of a relief. Tonight was
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