My Kind of Commencement Speech
John Adams is one funny Mofo. Did y'all see the commencement address he delivered at Juilliard last month? "The best thing about the change in new music since I was a
Mivos and Redshift @ Galapagos
It's not every day that you get an entire evening of brand new music – especially not in a place that serves cocktails – but that's precisely what was on
Rufus Does Opera
As is well known, singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright was commissioned several years ago by the Met Opera to compose an evening-length opera, part of the same program that will bring Nico's Two Boys – which
Zurich Outdoors
Zurich is a city with a lot less character than its Alpine counterparts, but isn't entirely without its charms. Especially on a beautiful, clear day like today, where the whole
Montreaux = Music
The Montreaux Quai ED-Jaccoud, with the old pavilion on the right. Freddie Mercury statue – longtime resident of Montreaux – on the Pl. du Marche, on the lakefront. Miles Davis
Music Above the Clouds
I've been to concerts in a lot of out-of-the-way places, but I can't think of any that top the show I saw Friday night at the Berghotel Schynige Platte: an
The Other Lucerne Festival
Having arrived in Lucerne, Switzerland expecting to just take a quick look around before heading on to Zurich, I'm stopped in my tracks by an outdoor stage outside the KKL
At the Grave of Messiaen
The grave of Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen in the Eglise Saint-Theoffrey, overlooking Lac de Petichet and Le Tabor. (See here and here for notes on my Messiaen trip through Paris,
Fěte de la Musique Pics
Nasser, playing next to the Fontaine de la Rotonde, Aix-en-Provence, during Fěte de la Musique 2011. More pics on the photo page.