Unification
Nico Muhly penned a thought-provoking piece for The Guardian last week, making some very coherent ties between classical and popular music, an artificial divide he shuttles between with extreme fluidity. […]
Chi-town
Out in Chicago this weekend, primarily to see my alma mater, Notre Dame, lose their sixth game in seven. In search of a nightcap, I headed up to Clark Ave.
ACJW Ensemble
I didn’t pay a red cent for my first Carnegie concert of the season tonight, thanks to the generosity of the Subscribers Office, which handed out free tickets to hear
Miracle on 46th Street
"Sight, touch and taste cannot convince us; hearing alone ensures my faith." – St. Thomas Aquinas (from Part XII of Livre du Saint Sacrament) I honestly did not think it
It Won’t be a Wurlitzer
Several months ago, I wrote about Paul Jacobs, the 30-year old chairman of the Juilliard organ department, who had just been named to the 2007 William Schuman Scholar’s Chair, awarded
Randall’s Island 10.6.07
Blonde Redhead LCD Soundsystem Arcade Fire (My friend Melissa captured this offstage encore (of the Violent Femmes’ "Kiss Off") on video.)
Northern Lights
Thanks to Thursday’s late-night debauchery, I almost didn’t make it to last night’s Wordless Music show at the Good Shepherd Faith Church near Lincoln Center. But, I managed to rally,
Cheeky Bastard
Cheeky Bastard Night at Hiro Ballroom, 10.4.07 (part of this weekend’s Dance Music Invasion) "If an East Village indie rocker and Meatpacking District clubber hooked up for a one night
Reaching Out
"One of the biggest challenges of the future is for me the increasingly complicated search for ways of reaching out and connecting to those who have been cut off from