Texas-based trio Wonder Women of Country consists of longtime alt-country artist Kelly Willis; Melissa Carper, whose excellent 'Ramblin’ Soul' appeared in 2022; and Brennen Leigh.
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Concert Review: Azrieli Music Prizes at 10: A New York Celebration
Prize-winning and commissioned compositions from the Azrieli Foundation received New York premieres at Lincoln Center.
Read More »Brahms, Liszt, Mozart and More: Aspect Chamber Music Series Continues in NYC and London
"I just have a hard time believing Brahms would deliberately be such a rude guest!" Pianist Per Tengstrad talks to us about his upcoming concert in New York City playing the music of Brahms and Liszt.
Read More »Concert Review: Violinist Dan Flanagan Unfurls ‘The Bow and the Brush’
Flanagan performed solo violin works he commissioned from a plethora of contemporary composers, all inspired by artworks.
Read More »Music Reviews: ‘New Guitars in Town’ (a Power-Pop Anthology), plus Christian Parker, Ted Russell Kamp, Marcia Griffiths, Willie Lindo
Reviews: an anthology of UK power pop, plus Christian Parker, Ted Russell Kamp, and reggae from 1974.
Read More »Concert Review: American Symphony Orchestra – Arnold Schoenberg, ‘Gurre-Lieder’ (22 March 2024, NYC)
The Bard Festival Chorale and soloists joined Leon Botstein and the ASO for Schoenberg's massively orchestrated, rarely heard cantata.
Read More »SXSW Music Festival 2024: Tuesday, March 12 (Austin, TX)
Vulva Voce and Lottery Winners were among the highlights on the second night of SXSW Music Festival 2024 in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 12.
Read More »Music & Film Reviews: Dion’s ‘Girl Friends’ and the Rolling Stones ‘Live at the Wiltern,’ plus John Smith and Doris Troy
Dion duets with female artists on a new album proving that he can still make great music well into his 80s.
Read More »Concert Review: “From My Life” – Chamber Music of Dvořák, Beethoven, Smetana with Alexander Sitkovetsky, Wu Qian, Nicholas Canellakis
What's happening in composers' lives often reverberates in the music they produce. The Asepct Chamber Music Series explored this at a revealing concert.
Read More »Music Reviews: Tom Rush – ‘Gardens Old, Flowers New,’ plus the Little Girls, Eddie Bond, and Freddie Scott
Reviews: Influential folkie Tom Rush, plus the Little Girls, Eddie Bond, and Freddie Scott.
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