Preview: Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest 9
In a few hours, I'm headed back to Austin for the 9th annual Fun Fun Fun Fest, which for three days will fill Auditorium Shores with an omnivorous lineup of
PUBLIQuartet Mixes Jazz and Classical at Subculture
by Robert Leeper The PUBLIQuartet is a group of young string players who bring both technical mastery and freewheeling joy to their music playing. On Monday evening at Subculture, they played folk-themed classical works
White Light Festival: Mavis Staples
For more than six decades, Mavis Staples has posessed one of music's most powerful and iconic voices, equal parts gospel, soul and R&B. Recently, however, Staples has expanded into new sonic
FREE TICKETS: Voices of Ascension 25th Anniversary Concert
Join Voices of Ascension, one of the world's premier professional choral ensembles, on November 12th at 7:00pm as they celebrate 25 years of great choral music. The program will feature Poulenc’s Gloria, Dvořák’s Te Deum,and the Regina Coeli from
Jeffrey Ziegler’s “Something of Life” at Le Poisson Rouge
After spending eight years in the Kronos Quartet, many were surprised when cellist Jeffrey Zeigler left Kronos – ostensibly one of the highest-profile gigs in the world – last year and moved
White Light Festival: Britten’s Curlew River at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
by Robert Leeper The music of Benjamin Britten focuses on the idea of the outsider, of men uncertain of their place in the world. He delves into the lives those
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn at Symphony Space
by Nick StubblefieldJim McGuire, symphonyspace.org Growing up in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina, I heard more than my fair-share of banjo picking. But. it wasn't until a few years
“The Death of Klinghoffer” at the Met Opera
Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera “There aren’t many things left worth fighting for in this world. Art is one of them.” – FoM In his 2008 memoir, Hallelujah Junction, John Adams devotes an entire
Ljova’s “Signal Strength” Via Subway Wi-Fi
Our old friend Ljova was showing off his conductor chops in Bryant Park recently, leading a varied group of NYC subway musicians via FaceTime, connected through the MTA's Wi-Fi system