Wordless Orchestra
“New music was always a big deal to me growing up. It just made sense that I had Pixies records and Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie.” Jonny Greenwood (NY Times, 1/16/08)
Classical
From Concrete to Canyons…
"The idea of the arts is not to be the response to what is going on. It's to be a catalyst for thought and change and an opening up of
Red Eye
I’ve got one final concert on this week-long musical escapade: Messiaen’s “From the Canyons to the Stars,” with Salonen conducting. In his pre-performance comments, composer-in-residence Stephen Stucky was full of
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