Tonight at Ascension Church: Jon Gillock Plays Messiaen
For those who have any appreciation of organ music—or anyone who just wants to get their minds blown—there is an extraordinary event tonight at Ascension Church. Jon Gillock, one of
Florilegium Chamber Choir Presents Bach, Bruckner & Füting
by Michael Cirigliano II After trekking from Carnegie Hall to Lincoln Center and back on a regular basis, it’s nice to encounter some grass-roots music-making that’s a bit closer to
New Music Bake Sale 2013
For the first time, FoM participated in the fourth-annual New Music Bake Sale: the delightfully dorky, sweetly sincere gathering of composers, musicians, and fans of adventurous music at Roulette. The seven-hour marathon
Vienna Philharmonic Begins Annual Carnegie Hall Run
by Michael Cirigliano II For the first concert of their three-night residency at Carnegie Hall this year, the Vienna Philharmonic stayed close to their Austrian heritage, showcasing works of von Suppé
Fred Hersch: My Coma Dreams at Miller Theater
by Nicholas Fernandez Photo courtesy of MyComaDreams.com Fred Hersch mixed jazz, musical theater, and visual art into a coherent, moving retelling of his two-month, medically induced coma Saturday at Columbia
Ravi Coltrane and His Three Quartets at Jazz Standard
by Craig Brinker Ravi Coltrane is currently in the midst of a six-day run at Jazz Standard, playing with three different quartets during his stand at the venue—an unusual arrangement that
A New Parsifal at the Met
"Parsifal escapes all attempts at simplification or reduction." —François Girard Hard to believe, but it's been 10 years since Richard Wagner's Parsifal was last seen in New York, in a Met production by
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"Music is such a part of life. It’s like breathing, like nourishment. And the classics are so important, because within the realm of classical music you have eternity and infinity,
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper at Knitting Factory
by Craig Brinker A trio of Brooklyn bands all currently signed to Ba Da Bing Records came together at Knitting Factory on Saturday night to celebrate the release of Lady