Kentridge’s Magic
Well, there’s good news and bad news concerning Belgium’s Royal Opera House production of The Magic Flute appearing at BAM through this weekend. The good news is that the opera, […]
L.A. Story
OK, I realize this is off my usual NYC beat, but the news that Esa-Pekka Salonen will leave the L.A. Philharmonic in 2009 to devote more time to composing reminds
Either/Or
Some exciting new sounds Saturday night at the Either/Or festival, held at the Tenri Cultural Institute, a multicultural art space on 13th Street. The festival – which ended Saturday –
Gowanus: The New Downtown
From the Tonic Website: Quick poll: Which NYC borough or neighborhood would you most like Tonic to reopen in? Top 10 Results (from 1207 total votes): Brooklyn – Gowanus (52%)
Pretty Good Friday
Growing up Catholic, I was always turned off by the music in church, which was either plain, dull, or just simply amateurish. A few years ago, I came across the
Blogarama
When I started Feast of Music a little under two months ago, I really had no knowledge of the New York Music blogosphere, other than Alex Ross’ The Rest is
Wordless Music
Time is short and events (after work) are long, so just a quickie about the Wordless Music concert this past Monday night. The Good Shepherd Church hosted an overflow house
Alpha Music
IN the beginning – before Bruckner, before Beethoven, before even Bach – there was Liturgical Music. The core devices of the western musical tradition – polyphony, counterpoint, harmonic progression –
SLSO @ Carnegie
I was stuck in traffic coming in the Lincoln Tunnel last night, and so I had to hear the start of last night’s St. Louis Symphony concert from the foyer.