As the 2023-24 season winds down, the NY Philharmonic held its last Sound On new music concert of the season Friday night with a program of unsettling, multimedia works led by […]
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It's been seven long years since I last went to the Big Ears Festival, a combination of Covid shutting things down (2020-21) and my own inertia. But, I'm happily returning
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Benjamin Sheehan's Akathist: Nov. 10, at 7:30pm at Trinity Church Wall Street Three years in the making, Benedict Sheehan’s oratorio Akathist weaves together a diverse array of musical languages—from medieval
There are many reasons to go to Lincoln Center, but for me, dance isn't typically one of them. Mind you, I don't have anything against dance – it's perhaps the
"I could live to be 500, and I don’t think I’d run out of things to do in music." – David Harrington Unlike rock bands such as the Rolling Stones
A Gathering of Friends: Kronos Quartet Celebrates 50 Years at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
(all photos by Pete Matthews)In addition to all of the summer music happenings in NYC, things are finally getting back to normal at the festivals and amphitheaters out of town,
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by Pete Matthews (All photos by Pete Matthews) Life has never been easy being a member of the MET Orchestra, the concert stage orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera. For 33
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It's that time again when the music moves from inside to outdoors, and after two years of shutdowns and half-full lineups, everything feels back in full swing this summer. It's
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I know, it's a holiday weekend and a lot of folks are already on their way to the beach or country. But, for those sticking around, there are some solid
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