November 30, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Joyce Theater I really wanted to like this dance performance by Choreographer Martha Clarke and Playwright Alfred Uhry mainly because my friend Whitney Hunter was one of the dancers and I was his guest this evening. I saw the Tero …
November 29, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Radio City Music Hall Now, mind you, as a “new music person,” I wouldn’t have ordinarily attended this BUT I am so glad I did. Mary Rowell is the concert master of the orchestra and she kindly got me two …
November 28, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Amy X Neuburg - voice and electronics Although Amy is from San Francisco, I had never heard her perform a whole set so it was great to hear the wide range of her repertoire. She often enhances her singing and …
November 26, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
John Luther Adams “songbirdsongs” (1974-1980) Who knew you could feel immersed in nature at a Brooklyn club. John Luther Adams along with the five percussionists and six piccolo players of Le Train Bleu accomplished this with special thanks to Ransom …
November 24, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
It was a lovely evening with their friends and family. Everything was delicious including the food. But even more than the decor and the dinner was the warmth and graciousness. Only thing missing was my California/Montana family.
November 22, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Have I said often enough that I love Robert Ashley? Well, let me reiterate - I do. He was introduced by Kyle Gann whose book, “Robert Ashley” will be available this Spring. Gann described Ashley as “magnificently calm and profoundly …
November 21, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Clemente Soto Velez 7:30 pm JD Parron, sax, bamboo flutes, kalimba and a gorgeous bamboo sax, and William Hooker, drums. It was nice to see and hear JD again. He played some sax, kalimba and and some bamboo instruments. The …
November 20, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
A busy day. Brunch with good friends Rick and Noni Carrick and their two darling kids and later with Brian Groder. The art-part of the day was going to the Bowery Poetry Club at 2 pm to see my friends …
November 19, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
The Kitchen This opera was created in 1968 and thank god it has been revised by Performa 11 and co-presented by The Kitchen. There is no way I can accurately describe this performance except to say, as with all of …
November 17, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
BAM Next Wave Festival The good parts were the music and the reasonable cost of the tickets. The not-so-good parts were everything else. I have no idea what was going on during this dance performance. There were 3 male and …