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More New York Concert Reviews and Notes from Mark Greenfest
Comments Off on More New York Concert Reviews and Notes from Mark GreenfestMarch 29, 2014 by Admin
by independent New York concert reviewer Mark Greenfest Ordinarily, I don’t like “cross-over” music all that much. But I saw …
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Eliot Porter – The Great Colorist
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The usually helpful Wikipedia isn’t so helpful on this one – “Eliot Furness Porter (December 6, 1901 – November 2, …
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New York Concert Reviews and Notes from Mark Greenfest
Comments Off on New York Concert Reviews and Notes from Mark GreenfestMarch 23, 2014 by Admin
From independent New York concert reviewer Mark Greenfest Da Capo Chamber Players held its late-winter concert, Big Apple New Music, …
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Classical Music Still Matters – Part 4
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Awhile ago, I wrote 3 sections of Classical Music Still Matters. The first argued that live performances are still viable, …
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New York Composers Circle at St. Peter’s and Magill/Levin at the Barge – Reviews by Mark Greenfest
Comments Off on New York Composers Circle at St. Peter’s and Magill/Levin at the Barge – Reviews by Mark GreenfestMarch 15, 2014 by Admin
By independent New York concert reviewer Mark Greenfest New York Composers Circle, new music for voice and piano at Saint …
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Symphonic Masterpiece – Vagn Holmboe’s Symphony No. 8 “Sinfonia boreale”
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AllMusic has some nice things to say about the works of Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996): “Few Scandinavian composers other than Sibelius …
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Steam Trains at Night – The Railroad Photography of O. Winston Link
Comments Off on Steam Trains at Night – The Railroad Photography of O. Winston LinkMarch 9, 2014 by Admin
The images are stark and startling at first, and then rich with confluences of images to be explored. Sharply, deeply …
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The Beatles Can Take It…
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Interpretation, that is. Like Bach or Bob Dylan, The Beatles’ music can stand up to a wide range of other …
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More New York City Concert Notes and Reviews by Mark Greenfest
Comments Off on More New York City Concert Notes and Reviews by Mark GreenfestMarch 8, 2014 by Admin
By independent New York concert reviewer Mark Greenfest The Music of Now, directed by Tania Leon, held its annual The …
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New York City Concert Notes and Reviews by Mark Greenfest
Comments Off on New York City Concert Notes and Reviews by Mark GreenfestMarch 2, 2014 by Admin
By independent New York concert reviewer Mark Greenfest The Bronx Opera, now in its 47th Season, is one of the …
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