Brooklyn Next @ BAM
Last night at BAM, the Brooklyn Next Festival presented a program of artists associated with Galapagos, the performance space/cafe in Williamsburg. First up was Bora Yoon, who played various instruments […]
The Met Rocks
After performances like today’s Onegin at the Met (which I heard on 96.3FM) I almost feel I should retract my last post (almost). Renée Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ramón Vargas
City Opera Gets It Right
As a marketing guy, one thing I hear a lot from clients is the need for good Customer Relationship Management – or CRM for short. The concept can be summarized
Gergiev @ NYCB Tonight
Valery Gergiev, the globetrotting conductor best known as the director of the Kirov Opera and Ballet and the Principal Guest Conductor of the Met Opera, is conducting tonight’s performance at
Calling All Alices
OK, I’ve heard of name nights, but this is a first: if your name is "Alice" (or any variation of "Alice"), you can go to Alice Tully Hall on Feb
“The Rest Is Noise” Mention
This morning, I was deeply gratified to learn that Feast of Music received a kind mention in Alex Ross’ long-running music blog, The Rest Is Noise. For those of you
7th Avenue Concert Hall
I took this picture this morning at the 7th Avenue F train stop in Brooklyn, a favorite of "street musicians" because of it’s resonant acoustics. This violinist was playing a
Brooklyn Mardi Gras – Follow Up
Great time at Union Hall last night – I got there around 9, and was happy to see my friend Simon and his girlfriend Jenny, who’d made the trek out
Brooklyn Mardi Gras
Not too many choices for live music this Mardi Gras, but this event tonight at Union Hall in Brooklyn – which will benefit musicians of New Orleans – should be