An extraordinary performance by Jon Gillock last night of Messiaen's early music, Le Banquet Celeste and La Nativite du Seigneur, on Ascension's Manton Memorial organ. More pics on the photo page.
It's somewhat unfair that the Philadelphia Orchestra—by any measure one of the country's great ensembles—is situated as close as it is to New York. On the one hand, it makes
The NY Phil might be on its way to Asia right now, but they brought a bit of the Pacific Rim to Lincoln Center on Saturday with their third annual Chinese
The NY Phil's Young People's Concerts, the world's longest running family concert series, had already been around for 34 years when Leonard Bernstein took them over after becoming the Phil's music director in 1958. But,
Tonight at 8:00 p.m., the celebrated organist Jon Gillock continues his cycle of Messiaen's complete organ music at the Church of the Ascension, with two of Messiaen's early masterpieces: Le Banquet Célèste
by Angela Sutton The spirit of Rachmaninoff hung over the auditorium at 92nd Street Y on Saturday night, and not simply becuase his works appeared on the program. Pianist Olga
Super Bowl Boulevard might be where all the daytrippers are hanging out this week, but if you and the kids don’t feel like waiting a couple of hours to ride
The Broadway Chamber Players make their way out from the depths of theater pits and into the spotlight to present their debut concert, Music of Traveling Composers: A Woodwind Celebration, tomorrow night
What can I say? I'm a sucker for a free lunch. Continuing the parade of performing arts institutions eager to trot out their offerings to members of the scribbling class,
