Unsilent Night
We were late arriving, but eventually my friends and I caught up to Phil Kline's 16th annual Unsilent Night this […]
New Music
Call for Bangers
I don't know how many musicians/composers are regular readers, but the good folks at Bang on a Can asked if
Floating
After Lightning at our feet, I wandered down to the new Galapagos in DUMBO for a late-night triple bill of
Poetry in Light
(photo courtesy of NewYork Times) "Stiller – than the fields At the full Dew – Beautiful – as Pictures –
Two Quartets
12/10/08, 7:30pm: Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time, performed by the Sofia Ensemble, Chelsea Art Museum 12/10/08, 9:15pm Brooklyn
More than Four
"I've always wanted the string quartet to be vital, and energetic, and cool, and not afraid to kick ass, and
Cocktail Conversation: Becca Stevens
I realized recently that while these Cocktail Conversations may be thought-provoking, they've been pretty homogeneous in terms of their subjects
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Cocktail Conversation: David T. Little
David T. Little, who I've written about previously, is a composer, drummer, and bandleader who counts as influences everyone from George Orwell to Megadeth.
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String Singers
Playing a stringed instrument while singing is a bit like trying to pat your head and rub your belly at