Excuse Me While I Kiss the Sky
How about a nice round of applause for Jeff Harrington who blogged all three nights of the Keys to the Future Festival. Bravo, well-done and many thanks for giving me…
Steve’s click picks #6
Our weekly listen and look at living, breathing composers and performers that you may not know yet, but I know you should… And can, right here and now, since they’re…
Keys to the Future – Day 3 – Ferocity and Delight
Last night, the third and final concert of the Keys to the Future series featured pianists, Tatjana Rankovich, Joseph Rubenstein, Polly Ferman. Ms. Ferman, a noted tango performer, closed out…
Keys to the Future – Day 2
In the second concert of the Keys to the Future series, Tatjana Rankovich, organizer Joseph Rubenstein, and Lora Tchekoratova performed in a program rich in compelling melodic and textural content.…
Do, re, mi
Do: This sounds interesting. Want to know more? Re: Our man Daniel Beliavsky’s playing at the NYPL. Get the details. Mi: And here’s a message from the Frolicsome Composer from…
Keys to the Future – Day 1 – Delicacies and Profundities
The opening concert for the Keys to the Future featured organizer Joseph Rubenstein, BOAC regular keyboardist Lisa Moore and Blair McMillen in a program practically devoid of common modernist influence.…
The Marathon as Performance Art
This past Sunday 37,936 people ran 26.22 miles through parts of all five boroughs of New York City from Staten Island to Central Park, through parts of all five boroughs. …
Reich, Reich, Reich
Don’t miss Alex Ross’ wonderful portrait of Steve Reich in the new New Yorker. Yes, the New Yorker. Robert Gable has a video link to the London Steve Reich Ensemble…
Soloist blogs on major new music premiere
Tomorrow (Nov 6) soloist Nicholas Daniel (left) and the Britten Sinfonia give the world premiere of John Tavener’s oboe concert Kaleidoscopes at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. The new work is Tavener’s…