Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night Rings In the Holidays
When I got off the subway last night at West 4th Street and saw the huge snowflakes coming down, I almost bailed on the 21st edition of Phil Kline’s Unsilent
New Music
ACME Celebrates Lutoslawski at Symphony Space
As distracting as it might be to see two star composers onstage—one of whom is the most recent winner of the Pulitzer Prize—21st-century musicians who have chosen entrepreneurship over academic
Voices of Ascension Christmas Candlelight Concert
'Tis the season for holiday music, and while you can throw a stone and hit a Messiah just about anywhere in town right now, there are lots of other choral jewels to be
ACME Performs Music of Lutoslawski and Stucky Tonight at Symphony Space
Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski—who, like Benjamin Britten, would have been 100 this year—hasn’t received anything close to the recognition of his British contemporary this season. (The NY Phil did perform
Membership Giveaway: (le) Poisson Rouge!
NOTE: This contest has ended. In light of the holiday season, FoM is giving away a free “School of Fish” membership to (le) poisson rouge that includes access to over 100 free shows
FREE TICKETS: New Amsterdam Dual Album Release—The Knells and itsnotyouitsme
NOTE: This contest has ended. Tuesday, December 10, at 7:30 p.m., New Amsterdam Records presents an epic dual album release show at SubCulture. The evening features progressive neo-psychedelic chamber band The
FREE TICKETS: Aleck Karis at Merkin Hall
NOTE: This contest has ended. Sunday, December 8, at 7:30 p.m., contemporary pianist Aleck Karis presents an evening dedicated to the life of Morton Feldman, and FoM is giving away two pairs
Calder Quartet and Iva Bittová Complete Bartók Cycle at Metropolitan Museum of Art
by Robert Leeper In the years before the World War I, Béla Bartók traveled the countryside in his native Hungary and the surrounding areas collecting, cataloging, and even primitively recording
Britten @ 100
November 22 is, among other things, the feast day of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music. It is also, appropriately, the birthday of Benjamin Britten, who was born 100 years ago