With over 100 historical references, Billy Joel's 1980's classic tune 'We Didn't Start the Fire' is considered by many to be a musical lesson in modern American history. Yet according to one Joel fan, the video which was made to go along with the song fell short in historical accuracy.
For the better part of a decade founder, curator and host soprano Allison Charney has presented one of NYC's most compelling concert series in collaboration with the JCC Manhattan's Lambert Center for Arts + Ideas in New York's Upper West Side. Billed as 'presenting celebrated classical musicians just before they take on the worlds' most prestigious stages' 'PREformances with Allison Charney' does just that, in an intimate concert experience where the relationship between artist and audience is heightened and reimagined. Scroll down for photos from the eighth season kick-off concert!
Lynn Henderson delighted a small but enthusiastic audience at Don't Tell Mama in the final performance of her new show, T'AIN'T NOBODY'S BIZNESS IF I DO! With musical director Douglas J. Cohen, a multi-award winning songwriter (including a Drama Desk Award nomination and the Noel Coward Prize), and bass player Bob Sabin (himself the winner of numerous jazz awards, who sits on the music faculty both at the prestigious Hunter College High School and NYU), the veteran big band, choral, and lounge singer combined material from her 2014 CD, If We Only Have Love, with classics from the Great American Songbook (George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kander and Ebb, among others). Ably directed by 10-time MAC Award winner Barry Kleinbort, the show also included more contemporary material by Billy Joel, Jerry Herman, and Randy Newman.
For the better part of a decade founder, curator and host soprano Allison Charney has presented one of NYC's most compelling concert series in collaboration with the JCC Manhattan's Lambert Center for Arts + Ideas in New York's Upper West Side. Billed as "presenting celebrated classical musicians just before they take on the worlds' most prestigious stages" "PREformances with Allison Charney" does just that, in an intimate concert experience where the relationship between artist and audience is heightened and reimagined.
For the better part of a decade founder, curator and host soprano Allison Charney has presented one of NYC's most compelling concert series in collaboration with the JCC Manhattan's Lambert Center for Arts + Ideas in New York's Upper West Side. Billed as "presenting celebrated classical musicians just before they take on the worlds' most prestigious stages" "PREformances with Allison Charney" does just that.
Of the 50M global visitors who come to NYC each year, an impressive number arrive in search of the best performances classical music has to offer. New York City's celebrated performance spaces - Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Metropolitan Opera - are not only household names in many languages, they are also akin to sacred spaces.
JCC Manhattan proudly presents PREformances with Allison Charney featuring violinists Laura Jean Goldberg, Ani Bukujian and Alexandros Martino Petrin, violist Lisa Heffter, cellist Roberta Cooper, pianists Alexei Tartakovsky and Moshe Knoll as well as actor, Jordan Charney, on Monday, April 11th at 12:30pm. The program will feature world premieres by American composers Kim D. Sherman and Moshe S. Knoll, along with Debussy's beautiful 'Arpeggio Etude' and Liszt's thrilling 'Chasse Neige' for virtuoso piano.
JCC Manhattan proudly launches the Winter/Spring segment of Season Seven of PREformances with Allison Charney on Monday, February 8th at 12:30pm with Piano-Palooza! Monday's performance features pianists Blair McMillen, Julia Zilberquit, Joel Fan and Craig Ketter as they join series founder and curator, soprano Allison Charney for an afternoon of music spanning 300 years from Bach-Vivaldi, Bach-Busoni to Puccini, Cilea, Strauss, Bartok, Ginastera and Joan Tower.
JCC Manhattan proudly launches the Winter/Spring segment of Season Seven of PREformances with Allison Charney on Monday, February 8th at 12:30pm with Monday's performance features PREformances with Allison Charney is a unique concert series offering audiences rare opportunities to hear In its first six years, PREformances has presented over 80 of today's most important classical musicians, nearly 30 of whom have appeared on the season multiple times.
JCC Manhattan presents PREformances with Allison Charney on Monday, November 23rd at 7:30 p.m.
JCC Manhattan presents PREformances with Allison Charney on Monday, December 15th at 7:30pm.
JCC Manhattan presents PREformances with Allison Charney on Monday, November 17th at 12:30pm.
JCC Manhattan launches the sixth season of PREformances with Allison Charney on Monday, October 20th at 12:30pm.
American pianist Joel Fan joins Ravinia Festival's 2011-2012 Rising Stars series with a concert on Saturday, Nov. 19. Fan has embraced traditional literature as well as an eclectic range of repertoire, including new music commissioned especially for him, world music and his own transcriptions.
Cementing its position as New York City's leading year-round showcase for free performing and visual arts, Arts>World Financial Center today announced an ambitious lineup for its 2010 season.
If you are a fan of Billy Joel's music you will absolutely love this show. Even if you are not a Joel fan, this production is too impressive and enjoyable to miss
If you are a fan of Billy Joel's music you will absolutely love this show. Even if you are not a Joel fan, this production is too impressive and enjoyable to miss
WHAT: Movin' Out WHEN: now through March 19 WHERE: Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, MD HOW MUCH: $29 - $74
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