A Weekend of New (and not so new) Music at Tanglewood
LENOX, MA – One of the things that’s most satisfying about Tanglewood, the longtime summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is that as the day-to-day world convulses with the […]
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Songs About “The Song of Songs” at YIVO
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research was established in 1925 in Poland, with support from leading intellectuals of the time such as
A New Organ for New York: The Miller-Scott Organ at St. Thomas Church
"John taught me that… a pipe organ, breathing the living force of air, has a soul.” – Reverend Andrew C. Mead, former Rector, St. Thomas Church Look around, and you might
Classical Thursdays Presents Pianist Francesca Khalifa
by Nick Stubblefield Classical Thursdays, a new concert series hosted in Bedford-Stuyvesant, presented its penultimate show of the year last week with pianist Francesca Khalifa, who performed a well-rounded program of Bach, Beethoven,
PUBLIQuartet at the Met Cloisters
by Hayley Douglas (Photo by The Juilliard School) Last Saturday was a perfect fall day to visit The Met's Cloisters, situated within Fort Tryon Park on the northern end of Manhattan. A beautiful walk
White Light Festival: Berlin Radio Choir at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin
After seeing the Berlin Radio Choir open the White Light Festival earlier this week with their indelible, interactive version of Brahms' German Requiem, it was a shock to see them arrive in formal concert
Coffee Conversation: Paul Jacobs – Part 2
Towards the end of my lunch conversation with organist Paul Jacobs, he invited me to his weekly organ class, which takes place every Thursday from 11-1 in Juillard's Paul Recital Hall. (The
Coffee Conversation: Paul Jacobs – Part 1
Paul Jacobs Performing at St. Peter's Church (courtesy of The New Yorker) On the Saturday before Thanksgiving, some two dozen organists convened on St. Peter's Church on Lexington Ave. to
White Light Festival: The Berlin Philharmonic Bring Their Searing St. Matthew Passion to the Park Avenue Armory
In the world of music, there are small masterpieces: Allegri's Miserere, Barber's Adagio for Strings, Claire de lune. Then, there are bigger ones: Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Mahler's 2nd symphony. And then, there