Both the low tones and long-playing notes of the cello were appealing matches in the sudden search for a substitute. Via WQXR, read more
Author Archives: Caroline M Cooper
Classical Musicians Open Pockets, Cancel Performances, for Japan
As relief efforts for Japan continue, the classical music world has rallied to organize concerts and events in support of the disaster-rattled country. Via WQXR, read more
A Chestnut Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“I’d love to see someday that we get the nuts from this and we go over to the green market in Grand Army Plaza. We’d set up a table and say, ‘This is what the American chestnut is like.'” Via WNYC, read more
Do I Hear $135 Million?
New York stands to lose a large swath of one of its most celebrated music manuscript holdings, as the Morgan Library and Museum faces the potential sale of the Robert Owen Lehman Collection. Via WQXR, read more
James Levine Scales Down Remainder of Season at the Met
“Obviously Jimmy’s health is somewhat precarious,” Met general manager Peter Gelb told WQXR. “We’re adopting a kind of ‘wait and see’ approach.” Via WQXR, read more
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: 100 Years
New York’s landmark industrial disaster killed 146 of the factory’s 500 employees, most of them young immigrant women and girls of Italian and European Jewish descent. Via WNYC, read more
“I want to play Mimi”
“That’s, that’s great,” Knox halted him. “Thanks for coming in, thank you. Good to hear you.” Outside the studio, the line streamed and forked into various rooms as would-be Rent cast members were rapidly eliminated. Via WNYC, read more
Rare Balkan Treats at La MaMa
“It’s really difficult to see this kind of theater here,” said Elisabeth Vincentelli, theater critic for the New York Post. “A lot of it has a strong emphasis on the body and can be pretty punishing.” Via WNYC, read more
100 Years of Tennessee Williams
“He clutched a curtain and flung it back and went away, finally. I thought that was very brave of him, but not wise.” Via WNYC, read more
A Millionth Subscriber for Spotify, a Million Miles from Napster
A rising demand for Web-based music access has heralded seismic change in the online music sharing world since the landmark debacle of Napster. Via WQXR, read more
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