“Real Enemies” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) “Anyone not paranoid in this world must be crazy." ―Edward Abbey Americans are suckers for a good conspiracy theory. Were those gunshots
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Bulgarian Pianist Tania Stavreva Brings “Kaleidoscope Rhythms” to Tenri Cultural Institute
by Nick Stubblefield Great music and art from all corners of the globe can be found in New York all year round — so much so that deciding which event to
“You Us We All” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano.) Shara Worden has done it again. Best known as the lead singer of My Brightest Diamond, Worden brought her new faux opera You Us We All last
“Hagoromo” at Brooklyn Academy of Music
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Ross Karre Arts Documentation.) Part theater, part dance, part chamber opera, Hagoromo, which played last week to sold-out houses at BAM’s Harvey Theater, is based
“Persona,” a New Opera: Finding a Voice at National Sawdust
by Steven Pisano(All photographs by Steven Pisano.) Last weekend at National Sawdust, Williamsburg’s hip new venue for contemporary music, Beth Morrison Projects presented Persona, a new chamber opera based on the 1965 Ingmar
Coffee Conversations: Composer Eric Lemmon
by Nick Stubblefield NYC-based musician Eric Lemmon has been burning it up of late. His compositions, noted for their broad range of extended techniques and complex rhythms, have been performed at venues
Harry Partch’s Delusions of the Fury at Lincoln Center Festival
by Robert Leeper Maverick American composer Harry Partch is revered in modern musical circles, but due to the difficulty of presenting his mammoth works on the unique instruments he created, his
Sarah Plum Plays New Works at Spectrum
by Nick Stubblefield Stepping into Spectrum in Lower Manhattan is like stepping into a modern-day composer's living room. CDs line one wall, books the other. There are plenty of comfy couches, and
Caramoor Summer Music Festival Kicks Off 70th Anniversary Season
by Robert Leeper A standard orchestra program pairs a short piece by a contemporary composer with a large scale Romantic symphony. Often, the short piece is a dense tone poem