A Juilliard Halloween
Ok, a chamber music concert might not be most people's idea of how to celebrate Halloween, but when the Juilliard […]
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Classical
Corner Orchestra
Although they've been around for 13 years, I wasn't familiar with the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra before a friend invited me to their
Stochastic Finale
Here's another one for the books: after 8 1/2 years, Bethany's decided to hang up her WFMU mic so she
Jemsite Interview
Jemsite , a website primarily aimed at Ibanez guitar enthusiasts, has just posted an interview they did with me this week, asking about
Stars of the Pit
I was sitting in the second tier box closest to the stage at last night's Mark Morris performance at the
Mostly (Not) Mozart
Ok, I may not be the world's biggest Mozart fan, but I am a big believer in Truth in advertising.
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Multi-tasking
Done right, there is no more impressive sight onstage than seeing a great concert pianist leading an orchestra from their
One-Hit Wonder
Carl Orff wrote six operas, ten pieces of incidental theater music, and a highly-regarded series of instructional works for young
Pops Kings
I'm fairly certain that my earliest experience hearing an orchestra was seeing Arthur Fiedler conduct the Boston Pops on PBS. I was