Tilting at Windmills
Ah, it's good to end this year of some serious ups and downs with a laugh: dismayed by the recent […]
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Opera
Sweet 16 (+1)
I need to finish my holiday shopping and get ready for my trip to Ireland next week, so here –
Memorable
When I saw Seiji Ozawa up in Boston a couple of weeks ago, he conducted lengthy works by Messiaen and
Make It A Superfecta
On my way back to Brooklyn, I ran into this dude at Union Square Station, who somehow managed to haul
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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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Cut and Run
Dear Monsieur Mortier, I've just read Dan Wakin's Times story about your decision to resign as the incoming director of
Manhattan Project
"My soul floats on words the way other mens' souls float on music." (Oppenheimer, Doctor Atomic,Act I) It is still
Blood Opera
I caught the U.S. premiere of Iannis Xenakis' Oresteia last night up at the Miller Theatre, in a performance by
Cocktail Conversation: Nico Muhly
Over the past year-and-a-half, I've had the good fortune to meet – and become friendly with – a fair number
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