String Power
On my way home tonight, I stopped by the Tea Lounge in Park Slope for the debut of Tom Swafford’s String Power: a pickup band of eleven young string players,
Classical
A New Season
The second season of the Wordless Music Series kicked off last Friday while I was down in Austin, but I was fortunate to catch the series' first-ever Brooklyn show last
Headin’ For the Mountains
I will be on vacation next week, taking a road trip through Idaho, Montana and Wyoming with my friend Tom: a classmate of mine from ND and a fellow National
Don’t Forget Your Radiation Pills
I’ve just caught wind of the news that the North Korean Minister of Culture has extended an invitation to the New York Philharmonic to perform in Pyongyang before the notably-eccentric
A Berskshires Marathon – Part II
I was back at Tanglewood less than twelve hours after I’d left Friday night, just in time to catch the start of the BSO’s weekly open rehearsal. These rehearsals have
A Berkshires Marathon – Part I
Well, it wasn’t quite the endurance test of June’s Bang on a Can Marathon, but over the course of 29 hours this weekend, I managed to pack in five
Cosi @ Tanglewood
This is from Act II of yesterday’s performance of Cosi Fan Tutte at the Tanglewood Theater, with James Levine conducting an all-student orchestra and cast from the Tanglewood Music Center.
Tanglewood Open Rehearsal
I forgot the USB cable for my camera, but I did manage to snap a couple of pics yesterday on my camera phone. This one is of yesterday’s open rehearsal
Tanglewood Sunset
The rainclouds broke while I was in Ozawa Hall for tonight’s prelude concert of Mozart and Dvorak string quintets, such that I was able capture this remarkable sunset on my