“Can music counter violence and aggression? I am certain that it can. Music breaks down fear and indifference and instead brings people together through shared feelings.” – Olena Zelenska, First […]
For those precious few who are still interested in the Boston Symphony saga we’ve been posting about over the past month, news arrived this week that the BSO musicians have
When former NY Times’ classical music critic Tony Tommasini visited Tanglewood 30 years ago, he argued that there are really two Tanglewoods. One is the Tanglewood Music Center, which since
I was shocked and appalled to learn last week that longtime NYC music blog Brooklyn Vegan fired all of its staff, halting publication at the site after 22 action-packed years.
A take on the death of Irish musician Glen Hansard from a motorcycle crash outside of Dublin, age 56
“(A) Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.” – Gerturde Stein, 1913 As awkward as the first Boston Symphony concert at Tanglewood felt, things got ratcheted up
Lenox, MA – Anyone who’s ever been to Tanglewood for the 4th of July knows that the weekend typically belongs to veteran singer-songwriter – and longtime Berkshires resident – James
A long, long time ago…I was one of those classical music snobs who turned their nose up at the notion of symphony orchestras playing movie music. I had all of
