All Moms Love David Hanlon
This Mother’s Day, show her you care. Nothing says “Thanks Mom” like a high-octane concert of Lachenmann, Ades, Nono, Alex Mincek, and Kyle Hillbrand. And — just your luck —…
Steve’s Click Picks #27, take two
Houston, we have a problem… We’re sweating like pigs in your fair city! …OK, OK, it’s not nearly so bad (yet), though the humidity definitely hangs in the air most…
“I’ve got a secret…”
Okay, the person with the secret was John Cage. And, the title refers to the game show on CBS, broadcast in 1960. Yes, there was once a time when a…
Boston Pops Smackdown!
Yes, you read that right. Two men got into a fistfight at the Boston Pops, which apparently knocked over chairs left one of them shirtless. With the obvious caviat that…
Underrated: Ben Johnston
For the first subject of this column I’ve picked Ben Johnston, someone who has gotten some coverage on this site but remains criminally neglected. Born in Georgia in 1926, Johnston…
It’s Very Fancy on Old Delancey
Here’s something to put in your calendar. Our friends at the Metropolis Ensemble, led by Artistic Director Andrew Cyr, have a fabulous program called “There and Back Again” lined up…
Dispatches from Around Town (Part 2 of 2)
Thursday, May 3rd: CUNY Composers Alliance. It’s more than collegial loyalty that compels me to mention last week’s student composers’ concert at the CUNY Graduate Center. We presented a great…
Dental Emergency Monday
A bridge I’ve had since before most of you were born has popped out so I’m off to the dentist. Somebody write something provocative or amusing for this space. (There…
Dispatches from Around Town (Part 1 of 2)
It’s starting to look like the end of the season, and there are even more concerts than usual here in the Center to Universe to feel bad about missing. My…