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Movie Music

A longer post is forthcoming about the two Concrete Frequency concerts I’ve heard at Disney Hall, but I can’t let the night pass without a quick word about the world […]

Midwestern Symphony

When I was attending the University of Notre Dame back in the 90's, I used to drive up from South Bend – occasionally with friends, usually alone – to hear

Take Two

I found myself at Barbes twice this past weekend, coming away satisfied both times. Friday night featured the latin-jazz-rock sounds of Zemog El Gallo Bueno (loosely translated as "Land of

Classical Gypsies

After yesterday’s Romeo and Juliet matinee, I went for an early nightcap at Joe’s Pub, the excellent performance space attached to the Public Theater on Lafayette Street. They do three

Real Dance Music

It will probably come as no surprise that I don’t spend much time at the ballet, which suffers from an overabundance of tulle, Tchiakovsky, and overall tweeness. But, if you

This Week’s Concerts

Tonight, I’ll be up at Carnegie to see James Levine with the BSO in an all-French program including the NY premiere of Henri Dutillieux’s Le Temps l’Horloge, for soprano and

This Is New York

Last night was one of those evenings that makes me happy to live in New York. After a frustrating day spent waiting four hours for a mover to come take

Something Old, Something New…

On my way home from watching Gustavo Dudamel’s debut last night with the New York Philharmonic, I found myself unexpectedly depressed. Not because his performance wasn’t thrilling, or didn’t live

Turkey Break

I’ll be taking a bit of a break from musical activities this weekend, but did want to call everyone’s attention out to some upcoming NYC musical events worth your consideration

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