A Happy (belated) Birthday to Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman An 80th Birthday Celebration Merkin Concert Hall Saturday, October 28, 2006 I am perpetually late with birthday greetings. This past Saturday, as my wife and I entered the…
Halloween Spooks Outside My Window
Anybody know who’s writing the Intermission: Impossible blog for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center? Clever writer. Check it out today for Fred Sherry’s Top 11 Approaching Newness picks.…
BETTER THAN SEX—results guaranteed!!!!
Got your attention, right? No, this is not spam. My piece objects for marimba, piano and electronic organ is going to be premiered at the Sequenza 21 concert on November…
Jerry’s Favorites for November
Gloryland Anonymous 4 with Darol Anger and Mike Marshall Harmonia Mundi Appalachian songs of faith and hope sung with passion and amazing grace by the gifted ladies of Anonymous 4.…
Philadelphia Sounds: Fresh Ink at Kimmel Center
The advantage of calling the Kimmel Center’s new music series Fresh Ink is that “fresh” is relative, combining “new” with “refreshing” on this program of music for violin, Jennifer Koh,…
Keys to the Future–Notes from the Artistic Director
Keys to the Future is an annual festival of contemporary music for solo piano here in New York City. This year’s event will take place November 7-9 (Tuesday, Wednesday and…
Steve’s click picks #4
Our weekly listen and look at composers and performers that you may not know yet, but should… And can, right here and now, since they’re nice enough to offer a…
Other Minds, Other Places
Our friends at the Other Minds new music community have announced the program for their 12th Other Minds Music Festival and, as usual, it is a dandy. This year offers…
Hmm . . .
Hey Folks — Don’t know how we managed to scoop the Times on this one. But here’s an interview with violinist Jeffrey Phillips, who’s doing many honors on next month’s…
Waltzing Across Texas
Anthony Tommasini has a eulogy today for the much-loved and soon to be gone forever classical music department at Tower Records at Lincoln Center. It was probably the last place…