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Friday Sublime

After the solemn collects at yesterday's Good Friday liturgy at St. Thomas Church, there was this stretch of solemn ritual that […]

"I've never been happy as a composer. Music is not meant to be happy – it's meant to be a

For a long time now, Feast of Music has surveyed the multifaceted New York music scene: everything from grand orchestra

This is Holy Week in the Christian tradition, and of all the ancient rites and rituals associated with this week,

So, somewhere in the midst of my manic blogging from SXSW last weekend, I passed a notable milestone for FoM:

Samuel Barber, who would have turned 100 years old yesterday, is probably the most under-appreciated composer America has ever produced.

Gabe Kahane, who's appeared in these pages before, is used to playing rooms like Rockwood or LPR, where you can

(Happy 332nd Birthday, Vivaldi.)

One of the very first posts I wrote for this site was in praise of a NYC visit by the