Best of 2018: Holiday CD, Opera Recording
Best of 2018: Holiday CD, Opera Recording Best Holiday CD Nine Lessons and Carols: 100 Years King’s College Choir, Stephen Cleobury, Director Choir of King’s College label 2018 is the…
Best of 2018: Composer Portrait CDs
Best of 2018: Composer Portrait CDs 2018 saw the release of a bevy of excellent recordings of music by contemporary composers. These were the portrait CDs that most frequently captivated…
Best of 2018: Compilation CDs
Best of 2018: Compilation CDs (Various Genres) Wet Ink: 20 Wet Ink Large Ensemble Carrier Records Wet Ink Ensemble has been performing music for twenty years. To celebrate, they have…
Best of 2018 – Orchestral CDs with Voices
Best of 2018: Orchestral CDs with Voices Requiem John Harbison Nashville Symphony Chorus and Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Naxos Records John Harbison’s Requiem Mass had a long and…
Best Chamber Music CDs of 2018
Best Chamber Music 2018 Danish String Quartet Prism I ECM Records Prism I is the first of five CDs by the Danish String Quartet, each featuring a work by Bach,…
Simone Dinnerstein in Recital at Miller Theatre
Simone Dinnerstein in Recital Miller Theatre – Columbia University December 8, 2018 Published on Sequenza21.com By Christian Carey NEW YORK – On Saturday, December 8th, pianist Simone Dinnerstein made a…
Tallis Scholars Premiere Nico Muhly in Midtown
Tallis Scholars: A Renaissance Christmas Miller Theatre Early Music Series Church of St. Mary the Virgin December 1, 2018 Published on Sequenza 21 By Christian Carey NEW YORK – The…
Best of 2018 – Best Violin Concerto
Best of 2018 – Best Violin Concerto Michael Hersch end stages, Violin Concerto Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin, International Contemporary Ensemble, Tito Muñoz, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra New Focus Recordings fcr208 Composer Michael…
December 1: Chelsea Opera Premieres Cipullo
One of my favorite active vocal composers is Tom Cipullo. In the nineties, I performed his song cycle “Land of Nod,” which demonstrates his penchant for contemporary subjects, including pop…
Stile Antico at St. Mary’s (concert review)
Stile Antico in Concert October 13, 2018 Church of St. Mary the Virgin By Christian Carey NEW YORK – The first concert in Miller Theatre’s 2018-19 Early Music Series, given…