Faraj Abyad and his Orchestra at Symphony Space
by Kat Pongrace Nothing in the world could have prepared me for the trance and ecstasy that Egyptian singer Faraj Abyad and his Orchestra wrought upon the audience last Saturday at […]
symphony space
“The American Slave Coast” at Symphony Space
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) If the name Ned Sublette rings a bell, you may remember that his band achieved fame in the late nineties and early oughts for
Nadia Sirota (and Friends) at Symphony Space
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) One of the highlights of Nadia Sirota’s recent four-night residency at Symphony Space was the world premiere last Friday night of Irish
Anthony de Mare Plays the Music of Sondheim at Symphony Space
by Nick Stubblefield Michael Katzif for WNYC.org When I first saw Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd," I was immediately drawn to his eerie, imaginative use of melody and unconventional harmony.
Wordless Music Orchestra: Beasts of the Southern Wild at Symphony Space
by Nick Stubblefield Wordless Music Orchestra at Symphony Space Sometimes, you can have your cake and eat it too. I'm a lover of both music and movies, so as you
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn at Symphony Space
by Nick StubblefieldJim McGuire, symphonyspace.org Growing up in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina, I heard more than my fair-share of banjo picking. But. it wasn't until a few years
FREE TICKETS: Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival at Symphony Space
NOTE: This contest has ended. Victoria Bond's Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival comes to Symphony Space this month, and FoM is giving away one free subscription pair of tickets that
FREE TICKETS: The Music of Now Marathon at Symphony Space
Photo credit: Richard Alexander Caraballo NOTE: This contest has ended. The Music of Now: Rapid Ear Movement (REM) kicks off February's citywide Composer's Now Festival, beginning at 2:00 p.m. this Saturday at Symphony
ACME Celebrates Lutoslawski at Symphony Space
As distracting as it might be to see two star composers onstage—one of whom is the most recent winner of the Pulitzer Prize—21st-century musicians who have chosen entrepreneurship over academic