Preview: “Soundings” Exhibition at MoMA
Tristan Perich, Microtonal Wall, 2011 On August 10, MoMA opens its first major exhibition of sound art, called Soundings: A Contemporary Score. (Long overdue, for those of us who have
The Knights Bring Bach and Britten to Naumburg Bandshell
On a near-perfect evening last night, The Knights—Colin and Eric Jacobsen’s ambitious “flexible orchestra”—performed at Central Park’s Naumburg Bandshell, now in its 114th season. The mostly geriatric older audience packed
David Lang’s “Little Match Girl Passion” at Glimmerglass Opera
COOPERSTOWN, NY — I’ve seen David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning the little match girl passion on at least three separate occasions now, and while the music has never ceased to haunt me, I’ve
JP Jofre’s Hard Tango Chamber Band at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
by Robert Leeper Don’t be fooled by the picture above: JP Jofre is no typical accordion player. In fact, he doesn’t even play the accordion. The Argentine musician is a young
RiverRocks 2013: The Aves, Thao, and Foxygen
by Angela Sutton Thursday’s unseasonably cool weather started out gloomy and only became gloomier as the sun set, but RiverRocks at Pier 84 on the Hudson did its best to
Contemporary Dance x2
Mark Dendy Dance's "Ritual Cyclical," set to the music of the Kronos Quartet for Lincoln Center Out of Doors' "KRONOS at 40." More pics here. (Show repeats tonight at 6PM.)
The Pinstripes Invade SubCulture
by Melanie Wong After many months, The Pinstripes' tour in support of their 2012 album, I, reached its culmination at SubCulture on Saturday night. With a rootsy mix of ska, reggae,
Lincoln Center Launches New Video Portal
Lincoln Center’s new video portal officially went live today: LincolnCenter.org/watch. The portal contains interviews, features, performance clips, and a host of other content about goings-on at Lincoln Center. But,
Boston Symphony Performs “Die Walküre” at Tanglewood
LENOX, MA — When James Levine became music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2005, his impact on the orchestra was felt almost immediately with the introduction of operatic repertoire,