Pianist Sarah Cahill Releases New Album
by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 4, 2022
Pianist Sarah Cahill, described as “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by The New York Times, releases The Future is Female, Vol. 1, In Nature, today, March 4, 2022, on First Hand Records. The Future is Female is a three-volume series, which celebrates and highlights women composers from the 17th century to the present day. These albums encompass 30 compositions by women from around the globe and include many new commissioned works and world premiere recordings.
National Opera Center Streams DIVINE ROSE
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2021
The program will feature Art Songs by Aura Marina del Rosario from the Dominican Republic and William Ortiz from Puerto Rico. Piano compositions by Texas-based John McGinn and Bay Area resident Sheli Nan will be heard for the first time in New York.
Quartet 131 Celebrates Black History Month And American Inclusiveness
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2020
Quartet 131 will be featured on the Arion Chamber Music Series on Friday February 21, 2020, from 8:00 - 9:30 PM. The concert will take place at Christ & St. Stephen's Church located at 120 W. 69th St., NYC. Tickets are $30. Students under 25 with ID are $15 at the door. Tickets may be purchased at arionchambermusic.org.
North/South Chamber Orchestra Performs Premonitions Of Spring Concert
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2020
North/South Consonance, Inc. celebrates the imminent arrival of spring with a free-admission concerts to be held on Sunday afternoon February 23 at 3 PM. The North/South Chamber Orchestra will perform recent works by American composers Roger Wesby, Andrew Thomas, David Maves and Max Lifchitz. Violinsit Claudia Schaer and pianist Helen Lin will appear as soloists.
5th Annual New York Opera Fest Announces Line-up
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2020
Hailed as “a remarkably strong and diverse exploration of everything opera can be in the city (The New York Times),” the New York Opera Fest celebrates its fifth season with performances by 20+ local opera companies in all five boroughs of New York City.
Talos Shares Video For 2AM via The 405
by Tori Hartshorn - Apr 30, 2019
Cork, Ireland-based Talos (a.k.a. Eoin French) has just released the cinematic new video for '2AM', taken from his second album Far Out Dust, released earlier this year on BMG. Directed by Niall O'Brien, French describes the song and video as a 'document of hedonism. It occurs in the dead of night across a peak of bliss, with bodies drenched in shadow and sweat, moving slowly together.' Watch the video for '2AM' HERE via The 405.
North/South Presents A Cinco De Mayo Celebration
by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2019
North/South Consonance, Inc celebrates the Cinco de Mayo holiday on Sunday afternoon May 5 presenting a special event featuring vocal music from the Baroque and Contemporary eras by composers from Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Peru and Puerto Rico.
Duke Ellington Center For The ArtS Will Celebrate Duke Ellington's 120th Birthday
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 23, 2019
THE MAESTRO'S 120TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT THE DUKE ELLINGTON MONUMENT, on Sunday, April 28, 2019, 1PM to 3PM, is a free all-Ellington theatrical music presentation at The Duke Ellington Monument, that stands majestically at the Frawley's Circle in Central Park (corner of 110th Street and 5th Avenue), the Gateway to Harlem. Mercedes Ellington, producer, performer/choreographer, Ellington's granddaughter is the Founder & Artistic Director of DECFA.
DECFA To Present Tribute Concert to Duke Ellington
by Julie Musbach - Apr 22, 2019
THE MAESTRO'S 120TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT THE DUKE ELLINGTON MONUMENT, on Sunday, April 28, 2019, 1PM to 3PM, is a free all-Ellington theatrical music presentation at The Duke Ellington Monument, that stands majestically at the Frawley's Circle in Central Park (corner of 110th Street and 5th Avenue), the Gateway to Harlem. Mercedes Ellington, producer, performer/choreographer, Ellington's granddaughter is the Founder & Artistic Director of DECFA.
Inaugural Musica Marin Festival Announces Program for Weekend Of Concerts With Gourmet Food & Wine
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 10, 2018
"There's a friendly tie between music and eating," opined Thomas Hardy. That tie is what binds together internationally-acclaimed violist Ruth Kahn and master chef Mark Furr: a culinary adventure given gourmet melody at the Inaugural Musica Marin International Chamber Music Festival (www.musicamarinfestival.com) Over three days, September 21, 22 & 23, Musica Marin will unfold in Tiburon and Belvedere at Old St. Hilary's Chapel (201 Esperanza Street), St. Stephen's Church (3 Bayview Avenue) and at an exquisite nine-acre private estate overlooking San Francisco Bay.
The North/South Chamber Orchestra Presents The Curved Road
by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2018
The North/South Chamber Orchestra continues its 38th consecutive season of free-admission New York City concerts on Tuesday evening June 5. Guitarist Jordan Dodson will appear as soloist while Max Lifchitz - the ensemble's founder - will be on the podium.
BWW Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Bootless Stageworks
by Kevin Smith - May 16, 2018
This year, Bootless Stageworks is using its new home at St. Stephen's Church on Broom Street to re-present shows they had performed in earlier venues. In case you are unfamiliar with it, 'next to normal' is about a suburban family dealing with the effects of mental illness, told through a largely rock score of almost operatic proportions. The show was awarded the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.