Tanglewood 2013: U.S. Premiere of George Benjamin’s “Written on Skin”
"With music I can open a heart/as easily as you can open a door/and reach right in." — Into the Little Hill LENOX, MA — Over the past few years, some
Tanglewood 2013: Festival of Contemporary Music and Boston Symphony Orchestra
LENOX, MA — Last Saturday, I made the first of my two visits to Tanglewood over the weekend, arriving at Ozawa Hall just in time for the prelude concert prior to
TUNE IN: FoM Interviews Chamber Band LIVE via Facebook!
Check it out: FoM is beginning a new series of LIVE interviews via Facebook thread! Our very first interview, hosted by the talented Laura Wasson, will feature Brooklyn-based indie rockers
RiverRocks 2013: Titus Andronicus, Ducktails, and Juan Wauters with Carmelle
by Nick Fallon Titus Andronicus [All photos: Nick Fallon] The rainy weather on Thursday night didn’t scare away music fans from the final show of the RiverRocks series on Pier
Watermelon, Kwame Darko, Duane Howard, and Harmonic Blue at Sullivan Hall
by Jonathan Miller David Karr of Watermelon [All photos: Jonathan Miller] After seeing the funky soul-rock band Watermelon win over a puzzlingly small crowd at this year’s Summer in the
Newport Jazz Festival 2013: Sunday Recap
by Dan Lehner All photos: Adam Kissick, NPR Music NEWPORT, RI — This year’s Newport Jazz Festival continued the trend of jazz legends communicating with younger musicians during Sunday’s lineup. The Jim Hall Quartet
Neil Rolnick vs. Matt Marks at Galapagos
A fun—if not exactly combative—approach to the composers showcase last night at Galapagos, presenting the work of two like-minded composers from different generations. Neil Rolnick (b. 1947), an early pioneer
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra with Paul Lewis
Continuing its survey of the music of Beethoven and Mozart, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra performed a program last night that was both familiar and challenging, in all of the right
Newport Jazz Festival 2013: Saturday Recap
by Dan Lehner All photos: Adam Kissick, NPR Music NEWPORT, RI — If there’s one thing that the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival instilled upon its audience, it's that jazz, despite fears