by Steven Pisano (© Hiroshi Sugimoto/Courtesy of Odawara Art Foundation) 2019 marks the 10th anniversary season of Lincoln Center's White Light Festival, offering works from around the world in music, […]
“The Love Suicides at Sonezaki” at the White Light Festival Read Post »
In an age when the concert recital feels a bit like a quaint relic of the past, how can musicians grab our attention? Some opt for marathon performances, such as Paul
White Light Festival: Jeremy Denk at Alice Tully Hall Read Post »
When I arrived at the Synod House of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine last night, the first thing I encountered was a long line at the door. A really
White Light Festival: Human Requiem at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine Read Post »
Photo: Matthias Heyde The seventh edition of Lincoln Center's White Light Festival kicks off this week with a typically eclectic mix of music, theater, dance and film that all share a spiritual
Preview: White Light Festival 2016 Read Post »
For more than six decades, Mavis Staples has posessed one of music's most powerful and iconic voices, equal parts gospel, soul and R&B. Recently, however, Staples has expanded into new sonic
White Light Festival: Mavis Staples Read Post »
by Robert Leeper The music of Benjamin Britten focuses on the idea of the outsider, of men uncertain of their place in the world. He delves into the lives those
White Light Festival: Britten’s Curlew River at Cathedral of St. John the Divine Read Post »
About a year ago, vocal octet Roomful of Teeth offered the first complete NYC performance of Caroline Shaw's Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita for 8 Voices. Not long after, they performed it again during
White Light Festival: Roomful of Teeth Perform Music by Eckert, Amidon, Wells and Shaw Read Post »
Ruth Fremson/The New York Times In 1998, I was working at the downtown arts center HERE when Basil Twist's Symphonie Fantastique premiered in a small black box theater in the basement. Billed as
White Light Festival: Basil Twist’s “The Rite of Spring” Read Post »
Photo credits: Pete Matthews, Ryan Jensen (SubCulture) It was definitely a banner year for both New York City's music scene and Feast of Music. Here at FoM, we provided over
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