July 27, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
KGB to hear/see a friend of Eve Beglarian's from Greece performance. This was way over my head as I know so very little about Greek Tragedy. But I stayed for the first half (but that was enough for me); the …
July 26, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Nice day. Met with Beth Morrison just to talk about this and that and hope we can get together to go to hear some music. I decided to just wander up to Washington Square Park for a free concert tonight. …
July 25, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Her company is performing with Philip Glass in California and because I won't be able to attend, I asked if I could attend a rehearsal. She has been nice enough to let me do that before and also said yes …
July 23, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
First event of the day: Irish Repertory Theatre to see "Tryst" with a lovely and new friend, Ruth Zachary, who I met at Mary Rowell's Farewell Party/Concert. This was a wonderful experience. The play was by Karoline Leach and the …
July 22, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Richard Teitelbaum's concert at The Stone cancelled. Too damn hot.
July 21, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Interesting day. I won't usually write about meetings with artists but this was a new and special treat for me. Preface: I follow what Sub Rosa label from Belgium does and buy lots and lots of interesting music/anthologies from them. …
July 20, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
8 pm Ellery Eskelin, sax and Erik Deutsch, keyboards. I thought they were great together. Ellery's brilliant tone and Erik's great playing adding lots of rhythm and texture. 10:30 Sylvain Leroux and Mandingo. This was a big and happy surprise. …
July 18, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Cornelia Cafe to see some favorites: Erik Deutsch, piano; Allison Miller, drums; Trevor Dunn, bass; Marty Erlich, reeds. It was a good concert but I have heard each of them perform better in other groups. Somehow this seemed a little …
July 17, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
2 pm The Cleveland Orchestra Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor Lots has been written about this glorious concert and I will include the link by Peter Matthews in his blog, Feast of Music. http://www.feastofmusic.com/ …
July 16, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
I had heard of University of the Streets but hadn't been there yet. Sigh. Walked upstairs to the second floor - no air conditioning, of course, but the fans seemed to do the trick okay. 4 people (including me) in …