Here’s a piece of advice. Never say to yourself on a Saturday morning, well, I think I’m just going to completely re-do the old web site over the weekend. Dumb idea, but this is where I am so far. Consider it a work in progress and pass along any suggestions you might have. Right now, the site is still a hybrid. The only other page in WordPress right now is the Calendar page but for some reason, I was not able to import the old posts from Blogger properly so that’s a mess. (Notice to Jeff H. and David T., I will be
Read moreIf you happen to be around my local Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Triangle (which is what the real estate developers call the area around Lincoln Center these days), around 7 pm on Monday, you’ll want to stop in and visit with José Serebrier, his wife Carole Farley, and Ned Rorem who will be signing their latest releases which just happen to be on the Naxos label. Serebrier’s recording of Rorem’s three symphonies at the time of the composer 80th birthday garnered three GRAMMY nominations and their latest collaboration, Rorem’s Flute Concerto (world premiere), performed by Jeffrey Khaner, principal flutist
Read moreJefferson Friedman, one of our favorites among the young turks out there, has a couple of nice gigs coming up next week. On the 13th, 15th and 16th, the Chiara Quartet will be playing his sublime String Quartet No. 2 at Miller Theater, with choreography by Brian Reeder, as part of its New Ballet Choreographers series. And on Thursday night, Leonard Slatkin will lead the LAPhil at the Hollywood Bowl in Friedman’s The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly. Something called Carmina Burana fills out the program. The fact that Friedman mentions Sequenza21 rather prominently
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