Classical

I've never thought of Arvo Pӓrt as having rock star status, but it was absolutely packed in LPR tonight, where Ronen's Wordless Series hosted a "composer portrait" devoted to the

What a beautiful surprise it was to wander into Barbes last night to hear the Parker String Quartet – former regulars on the Barbes Classical series – play Terry Riley, György

Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 4/12/09. More pics below.

Thanks to my office being closed for Good Friday, I'm spending the day with music. At noon, St. Paul's offered a jazz quintet with a singer playing spirituals and Coltrane,

Some routines are worth repeating: for the third year in a row, I found my way to Trinity Church – now only a five minute walk from work – for

Last night's LSO concert at Avery Fisher was a reminder of what separates good orchestras from great ones. It's not technical perfection – though that's certainly important. Nor is it

(overheard in AFH last night) "Tommasini is terrible. He always gives everything a good review. Especially at the Met. I think he must be in league with them." "I think

There's nothing like a London Symphony Orchestra concert to clean out your ears after four days of indie rock. (Their 2007 visit coincided with that year's CMJ Music Marathon.) Unfortunately, last

Tony Tommasini offers his two cents on box sets in today's Times. I agree with his general premise that the record companies are tone-deaf, putting out these back catalog data dumps