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Death of Classical and the Prototype Festival, two of NYC's cultural powerhouses, coalesced on Friday night, turning packed audiences into time travelers.

This truly original event at the Green-Wood Cemetery catacombs took in the definitions of concert, dance, and theater.

The musicians of NOVUS interposed works by contemporary American composers between movements of Dvořák's "American" String Quartet.

With a sound that mixed plangency and purity, and an almost palpable fearlessness, the Fourth Wall Ensemble did this wonderful music justice.

With charismatic stage presence to go with his vast talent and skill, Joseph Parrish may well have what it takes to become a widely celebrated soloist.

In preparing for a recital he is "the director, the co-musical director, costume designer" – and even the choreographer, "should I feel like adding a step or two."

A unique performance event that places us at a clandestine Catholic Mass in Elizabethan times, with music by William Byrd.

Death of Classical began its new season of concerts in the Green-Wood Cemetery Catacombs with a spectacular piece for chorus and small orchestra.

Swing beats and Beethoven may not seem like natural mates, but this kind of vintage jazz and the Violin Concerto both offer powerful rhythmic energy and unforgettable themes.

The crypt beneath Harlem's Church of the Intercession hosted a rich-sounding, soulful concert of Baroque music by Bach and others.