Music as Theater: “Bellow” at the Irish Arts Center
Over the past few years, I’ve had the good fortune to spend an increasing amount of time in Ireland, which has only made me more attuned to the vibrant Irish
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A Pair of Pennsylvanians: The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center and the Pittsburgh Symphony at Carnegie Hall
Great music exists all over this country: from the northern plains, to southern California, and everywhere in between. Cross a couple of rivers west from New York and you’ll reach
BAM Next Wave: FOR Real at BAM Fisher
In 2023, the Dutch harpist and self-described “music journalist” Andrea Voets has interviewed women about their struggle to achieve equality, especially in parts of the world where they are still
yMusic Plays Music of Earth, Sea and New York at Zankel Hall
For 17 years now – or as long as this website has been around – the NYC-based chamber group yMusic have brought a sort-of indie sensibility to new music, equally
Gabriela Ortiz Widens the Scope at Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music
LENOX, MA – Amidst the whirlwind of activity last weekend at Tanglewood, it would have been easy to miss another, wholly separate festival taking place on the Tanglewood grounds. Since
A Weekend of New (and not so new) Music at Tanglewood
LENOX, MA – One of the things that’s most satisfying about Tanglewood, the longtime summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is that as the day-to-day world convulses with the
Music in Space: Stockhausen’s “Inside Light” at the Park Avenue Armory
In music, as in life, there are certain things that are so rare and essential, it's worth dropping whatever else you have going on to make way for them. One
A Quartet of Concertmasters Join Sejong Soloists at Zankel Hall
It's not unheard of for concertmasters of major orchestras to take a brief leave from their positions to perform as soloists, or even fill in for other orchestras in need
The Knights Perform New and Classic(al) Music at Zankel Hall
Zankel Hall was abuzz Thursday night where The Knights performed their final concert of the season as part of their new Carnegie Hall residency. Never content to just be a