Feast of Music

Jazz Maestro

Six weeks ago, I was introduced to the art of "conduction" by Greg Tate’s Burnt Sugar, where Tate waved his arms around to indicate highs and lows, fasts and slows

Pyongyang or Bust

Dan Wakin reports in today’s Times that local PBS affiliate WNET will broadcast the Feb. 26 concert by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, North Korea. The concert will be

Music and Theater

I often hear the complaint among my more visually-oriented friends that there’s "nothing to look at" when they go to a classical concert. Certain institutions, like the LA Philharmonic or

The Better Choice

Those who live in New York know that there are two mainstream radio stations here that regularly program classical music. Without a doubt, WNYC, the local NPR affiliate, is by

This Is More Like It

I’ve received a bunch of comments about my recent post, calling the New York Philharmonic to task for what I felt was a substandard performance last week of Schumann and

Elliott

My grandmother, Agnes Matthews, was born on January 29, 1900, and lived a remarkably active and independent life well into her 90’s, when she accidentally fell and broke her hip.

Out of jealousy, that is… "Brooklyn’s Grizzly Bear co-headlines with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in an awe-inspiring yet intimate evening of sensory immersion. The first half features the orchestra playing

Warmth

Acoustic instruments are having their moment in the indie scene, and for good reason: they can go fast and slow, soft and loud, harsh and pretty – all in an

Stochastic Hit Parade

If you like your music kind of out there – and come on, who doesn’t? – tune in right now to 91.1 FM for Bethany Ryker’s Stochastic Hit Parade, which