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.
Another Nail in the Coffin
Just got hold of the news that Tonic, the great L.E.S. music space, will be closing it’s doors for good on Friday, April 13. This is just the latest example
Where I Hang My Hat
Barbes just keeps cranking out the aural magic. On Sunday night, I stopped by the back room by for the monthly Barbes Classical night, presented by the Concert Artists Guild.
NDR Symphony at Carnegie
I really wanted last night’s concert at Carnegie to be better than it was. And, on paper, it looked like it would be: the North German Radio (NDR) Symphony of
Some Old New Music
Local new music ensemble Continuum says that their name comes from their belief that new music and old form an unbroken tradition. They demonstrated this belief last night at the
Music Without Borders
Ronen Givony (pictured) the impresario behind this season’s new Wordless Music Series, told the mostly young and trendy crowd last night at the Good-Shepherd Faith Church that a big motivation
MATA Festival Review
I only caught the second half of Tuesday’s MATA Festival, so I’ll leave it to Steve Smith to recap the proceedings. (Pictures courtesy of the Times.) My personal fave was
Live Shuffle
Tomorrow night, the Wordless Music Series will be at the Good- Shepherd Faith Church near Lincoln Center with an intriguing program featuring all-Canadian musicians. Wordless Music is devoted to breaking