Love Those Lists
I'm not typically a fan of lists, but Gramophone's newly-released list of the Top 20 orchestras is the world is […]
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The First MTV
Take your pick: Lenny as New Yorker. Lenny as Social Activist. Lenny as TV Star. Carnegie's Bernstein Discovery Day had all three
Make It A Superfecta
On my way back to Brooklyn, I ran into this dude at Union Square Station, who somehow managed to haul
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Saturday Trifecta (pt. 2)
Tonight, I paid my first visit this season to the People's Symphony Concerts, where the Washington Irving High School
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Saturday Trifecta (pt. 1)
What better way is there to spend a rainy autumn Saturday in New York than listening to music? The live
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The Best
“(Toni Morrison) is the best writer in America. Jazz, for sure; but also Mozart.” — John Leonard (1939-2008)
Return of the Heavy Organ
Once upon a time, organists seemed on the verge of a musical revolution. In the 70's, Virgil Fox used to hold rock-style
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Mess of Masses
Two masses in three days is a bit much for any secular being, but I made my way down to