Classical

The Music Of Space

I felt as if I'd been transported back to La Trinite this afternoon when I entered the vestibule of St. Thomas Church for the third of six Messiaen organ recitals

Part-Time Virtuosi

It`s no fluke that the MET Orchestra - the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera – has established itself as one of the world's great orchestral ensembles. Over at the Met, the

More Messiaen

I won't soon forget the experience earlier this year of hearing Loïc Mallié perform the earth-quaking music of Olivier Messiaen on the grand organ of La Trinité, which Messiaen himself

Lenny

"I felt like I wasn't at all in control of what was happening out there, like I was conducting completely outside of my body. I've never been so scared in

This Ain’t No Fantasia

Believe it or not, I'm in Florida this weekend for a family reunion at – yes – Walt Disney World. There's not much music to speak of here, but there

Cocktail Conversation: Nico Muhly

Over the past year-and-a-half, I've had the good fortune to meet – and become friendly with – a fair number of musicians in and around New York. Some of these

Fall Preview

I'm not going to do this any kind of real justice tonight, but here's a quick rundown of some of the fall musical happenings where you can expect to find me over

Pub Music

I don't know if The Tavern section of Orff's Carmina Burana technically qualifies as bar music, but I'll go out on a limb and say the Philadelphia Orchestra (who played

The rains came early for tonight's Wordless Music show at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park, falling throughout the Renaissance choral works by Perotin and the first half of Manuel Gottsching's hour-long