Winter Jazzfest 2024 – Manhattan Marathon
by Dan Lehner Editors Note: Both Dan and I were originally supposed to cover this year's Winter Jazzzfest, but your's truly got COVID on Wednesday, so I've been self-isolating all weekend.
Christmas on Fifth Avenue with the Saint Thomas Boys Choir
When it comes to live performance, many of us have our annual holiday traditions here in NYC. For some, it's Handel's Messiah; for others, it's The Nutcracker at NY City
Weekend Preview: Brooklyn Folk Festival, Benedict Sheehan’s “Akathist”, Durations Festival, and more
Benjamin Sheehan's Akathist: Nov. 10, at 7:30pm at Trinity Church Wall Street Three years in the making, Benedict Sheehan’s oratorio Akathist weaves together a diverse array of musical languages—from medieval
Time For Three Perform Kevin Puts’ “Contact” with Paul Taylor Dance Company at Lincoln Center
There are many reasons to go to Lincoln Center, but for me, dance isn't typically one of them. Mind you, I don't have anything against dance – it's perhaps the
A Gathering of Friends: Kronos Quartet Celebrates 50 Years at Carnegie Hall
"I could live to be 500, and I don’t think I’d run out of things to do in music." – David Harrington Unlike rock bands such as the Rolling Stones
Music Preview: Kronos Quartet at 50, Aimard Plays Ligeti at the NY Phil, Anthony Davis’ “X” at the Met Opera, and a Kevin Puts Premiere at Paul Taylor Dance Company
There seems to be an overflow of musical treats on offer in NYC this week. And none of them have anything to do with ghouls or goblins. Thursday, 11/2 Pierre-Laurent
A Hope for Music: Joyce DiDonato Master Class at Carnegie Hall
Joyce DiDonato, Dead Man Walking, Metropolitan Opera, 10/22/23 Last Saturday, I went to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time this year to see the final performance of Jake Heggie's
Winter JazzFest 2023 Returns to IRL Performance
by Dan Lehner, Mackenzie Horne and Pete Matthews Happy 2023, all. After two years of cancellations and virtual performances, Winter JazzFest – the annual smörgåsbord of jazz and other forward-thinking
Back to the Berkshires: the Boston Pops and Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood
by Pete Matthews "Music is one of the most important gifts we've been given from nature. It's all out there: all we need to do is organize the sound sources,