Ah, Venice: city of lovers, pigeons, and $19 cocktails. It is a mysterious, frustrating, beguiling place, where there are no cars and the only mode of public transportation is the […]
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Back in the Big Apple after an extraordinary 10 days in Italy, which produced more than a few revelations. First, here are some pics from the events in Rome I
Italy Wrap-up (with pictures) Read Post »
Buon Giorno à Firenze! It’s been absolutely beautiful here the past two days, and it’s tempting to just spend all my time outside. But that would mean missing out on
The Birthplace of Music Read Post »
Greetings from Rome, where the weather is gorgeous and the sites are spectacular. This is my very first trip to Italy, and it lives up to all the superlatives. And,
I’m flying to Italy tonight, but wanted to at least share a couple of pics from this past Monday’s Wordless Music concert, featuring Real Quiet and The Books at the
(from a letter in this week’s Time Out NY, responding to the claim that Broadway show orchestras, "sometimes fake it") "The fake-orchestra machine you cited has been banned by the
Better late than never: last Saturday, I made my way up to the Gilman Opera House at BAM to see the Brooklyn Philharmonic, in a concert of English and American
Apparently, this week is all about departures: last night at Carnegie Hall, American composer John Adams conducted the American Composers Orchestra, in a program of his own music. It was
An American Master Read Post »
