Can It
(from a letter in this week’s Time Out NY, responding to the claim that Broadway show orchestras, "sometimes fake it") "The fake-orchestra machine you cited has been banned by the […]
Brooklyn’s Finest
Better late than never: last Saturday, I made my way up to the Gilman Opera House at BAM to see the Brooklyn Philharmonic, in a concert of English and American
An American Master
Apparently, this week is all about departures: last night at Carnegie Hall, American composer John Adams conducted the American Composers Orchestra, in a program of his own music. It was
Bklyn sounds
Out tonight at local hang Southpaw, a free show sponsored by AM New York. Mostly not worth mentioning, but one band – The Attorneys – plays with confidence and presence,
Sweet Sorrow
Last night, Alice Tully Hall was double-marked by a sense of passing. On the one hand, the Vermeer Quartet, the excellent Chicago-based ensemble that has played together for nearly 40
Float Like a Butterfly…
I was persuaded to take time out from a busy week at work to attend City Opera’s Wednesday night performance of Madam Butterfly by two primary factors. One, was that
Saxophone Colossi
Not really sure what to expect from a group made up entirely of saxophones, I braved the Nor’easter and wandered down to Barbes Classical last night to catch Amsterdam’s Amstel
Goode Stuff
Speaking of the rat race, I got caught up in it myself last night, waiting over an hour at the Verizon Wireless store on Union Square for a replacement phone,