by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Since 2011, the Ecstatic Music Festival at Merkin Concert Hall has presented collaborative concerts by performers and composers in the alternative and […]
Julianna Barwick and ModernMedieval at the Ecstatic Music Festival Read Post »
by Steven Pisano One thing is clear: Meredith Monk has a lot of friends—musicians who have both directly and indirectly been influenced by her work. And she has written a lot of music. So, it was only
“Meredith Monk and Friends” at Zankel Hall Read Post »
Most of the works on last Thursday's Bang on a Can People's Commissioning Fund concert at Merkin Concert Hall were riffs on some found sound, or other pre-existing music. Which, in itself
Ecstatic Music Festival: Bang on a Can People’s Commissioning Fund Concert Read Post »
When I was back in college and entertaining a career in radio, I had the opportunity to intern for John Schaefer at WNYC. It only lasted a few weeks, but
Thirty Years of John Schaefer Read Post »
