Pianist Nathaniel LaNasa curated a thought-provoking and entertaining set of art songs on the theme of things that are out of reach.
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Concert/Dance Review: Paola Prestini’s ‘House of Zodiac’
This truly original event at the Green-Wood Cemetery catacombs took in the definitions of concert, dance, and theater.
Read More »An International Mosaic: 28th Beijing Music Festival Links Classical and Contemporary, China and the West, October 10–24, 2025
Every fall the BMF brings together China's top rising talent with world-class musicians from across the globe.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Traitors’ Resurrects the Legend of John Brown
The legend of John Brown's 1859 abolitionist raid is ripe for re-examining, but a new play set in a home for the mentally ill doesn't measure up.
Read More »Concert Review: A ‘Rococo Repast’ from Musicians of the American Classical Orchestra
Musicians of the ACO enveloped us in the pure joy of sweet-sounding, often deeply inspired chamber music of the Rococo period by J.C. Bach, Michael Haydn, and Mozart.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Blood Orange’ by Abigail Duclos
Viscerally a horror yarn, dramatically a study of character among teenage girls, this harrowing play has at its core a story of friendship.
Read More »Music Review: ‘Cereus’ – Chamber Music by Kay Rhie
A new album that includes arias from the opera 'Quake' along with instrumental music reveals composer Kay Rhie's ability to adapt her style for abstraction and direct storytelling alike.
Read More »Music Review: Aaron Helgeson – ‘As I Write This’ – Songs and Solos of Aaron Helgeson
Composer Aaron Helgeson's starting points range from traditional Norwegian fiddle to Shakespeare to Debussy.
Read More »Music Review: Mark Micchelli – ‘Glitched-On Bop’ Turns Jazz Classics Upside-Down
Pianist and composer Mark Micchelli twists and blows up five jazz classics with piano, toy piano, percussion, and electronics.
Read More »Music Review: Rolf Lislevand – ‘Libro Primo’ – Music for Archlute and Chitarrone
The Norwegian lutenist makes this 400-year-old music sound vital through a mature, warmly expressive sensibility, even as he explicates these old "texts" through a prism of meticulous technique.
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