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Jon Sobel

Jon Sobel is Publisher and Executive Editor of Blogcritics as well as lead editor of the Culture & Society section. As a writer he contributes most often to our Music section, where he covers classical music (old and new) and other genres, and to Culture, where he reviews NYC theater. Through Oren Hope Marketing and Copywriting at http://www.orenhope.com/ you can hire him to write or edit whatever marketing or journalistic materials your heart desires. Jon also writes the blog Park Odyssey at http://parkodyssey.blogspot.com/ where he is on a mission to visit every park in New York City. He has also been a part-time working musician, including as lead singer, songwriter, and bass player for Whisperado.

Interview: Curtis New Music Ensemble Director Nick DiBerardino on Upcoming ‘We the Artists’ Concert at 92NY

Curtis New Music Ensemble (CNME)

In their 92NY debut on Nov. 21, 2025, the group will focus on music of the Americas with works by Brazilian composer Clarice Assad and American composers Carlos Simon and Valerie Coleman.

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Music Review: Erik Carlson and Ensemble Combinatoria – ‘Canone nel Nodo de Salamone’ by Pier Francesco Valentini

Erik Carlson and Ensemble Combinatoria – 'Canone nel Nodo de Salamone' by Pier Francesco Valentini album cover detail

With 1,024 parts, the individual lines blend into what we hear as one prolonged chord. Listening to it out of context you'd likely think it was a piece of avant-garde conceptual art.

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