With puppetry and magical realism 'Ernie's Secret Life', conceived during the pandemic lockdowns, warms the heart and sparks the sense of wonder.
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Concert Review (NYC): Clarion Choir Sings Rachmaninoff and World Premiere of ‘Vigil for Peace’ by Alexander Levine
The Clarion Choir's, precision, dynamics, balance, and overall musicality are always at the highest level.
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The Curtis on Tour chamber music project brought some of the Curtis Institute's best young musicians to 92Y.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): The Sebastians with the Yale Voxtet – ‘Voices of Versailles’
I wish more people knew how fun Baroque music can be. The instrumental ensemble The Sebastians and the superb singers of the Yale Voxtet joined forces to prove it.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): The Ariel String Quartet Offers a Lesson in Beethoven
The Ariel String Quartet and Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford shed light on the Early Quartets with Op. 18 No. 6 and more.
Read More »Music Review: New York Festival of Song – Paul Bowles, ‘A Picnic Cantata’
Finally, New York Festival of Song has released a recording of this curiosity from 1953.
Read More »Maestro Long Yu, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic Present World Premiere of Aaron Zigman’s Oratorio ‘Émigré’ November 17
This 90-minute oratorio tells the story of Jewish WWII-era refugees finding a home and community in Shanghai.
Read More »Concert Review: Cassatt String Quartet with Trombonist Haim Avitsur
The Cassatt Quartet played Beethoven, Victoria Bond, and works by Joan Tower and Adolphus Hailstork for the unconventional pairing of trombone and string quartet.
Read More »Music Video Premiere: Be – ‘Shine Your Love Light’ from David Hawkins’ Art-Rock Supergroup
A video premiere from the first new album in seven years from David Hawkins' art-rock supergroup.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Flawless’ by Robin Goldfin – A Tale of Dementia, Memory, and Family Love
Infused with magical realism, 'Flawless' isn't the intense, gritty family drama that the subject of dementia might suggest.
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