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White Light Festival: Latvian National Choir

As with last week's concert by the Tallis Scholars, Saturday's concert featuring the Latvian National Choir – also part of […]

Thirteen years ago, violinist Gidon Kremer founded the Kremerata Baltica, made up of young musicians from his native Latvia, as

"Our wisest mortals have decided that music should add seasoning to devotion… where worshipers delight in voices blending in harmony."

As amazing as Janet Cardiff's 40-Part Motet is, it simply doesn't compare to the experience of hearing a mixed choir

Due to a fortunate lack of time, I'll need to cover both of this weekend's White Light Festival events in

"I try to never forget that I enjoy the privilege of engaging in an activity that affirms the spirit of

"I could compare my music to white light which contains all colors. Only a prism can divide the colors and

"Autumn in New York/ It spells the thrill of first-nighting" (Vernon Duke) As Tony Tommasini wrote last week in the Times,

(Zubin Mehta with the Vienna Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, March 2009) The new fall season is upon us, with the NY