Tan Dun and the Juilliard Orchestra at the Met Museum
If there's such a thing as a rock star composer, Tan Dun comes pretty close. In addition to winning an Oscar, a Grammy and the Grawemeyer Award, he's written music for […]
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MetLiveArts Presents Arvo Pärt’s Kanon Pokajanen
by Nick Stubblefield Before even setting foot into the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Saturday night, I knew I was in for a one-of-a-kind concert experience. An eerie blue light, visible
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
Preview: Stockhausen’s KLANG at the Met Museum
Though you wouldn't know it except for a few perfunctory blurbs in the local press, there is a landmark music event taking place in New York this weekend. For more than four years,
Jazz & Colors at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been working hard to pivot away from it's reputation as a sober repository of artistic masterpieces to a fun, friendly place to hang out. This
Vijay Iyer Trio at the Temple of Dendur
In a fun coincidence of scheduling last Saturday, it was only a short walk from the the NY Phil's CONTACT! concert at the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium to the Temple
Museum Music: Ryoji Ikeda’s “superposition” at the Met Museum; Sound/Source at MoMA PS1
Are art museums the new concert halls? Not exactly, but, there is a long and storied tradition of presenting live music in art galleries and museums. Particularly in the realm
NY Phil’s CONTACT! at the Met Museum
The NY Phil's CONTACT! new-music series, now in its fourth season, has become something of a holiday ritual for New Yorkers—at least for those looking for an alternative from the
New York Philharmonic CONTACT at the Metropolitan Museum
by FoMOne of my favorite new holiday traditions is the NY Phil's CONTACT new music series, which for the past three years has taken place a couple of weeks before Christmas.