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Sketchcrawl 43 – April 19, 2014

Posted on April 20, 2014 by parker

Worldwide Sketch Crawl 43  –  Brewster, NY  –  April 19, 2014 Was feeling not sufficiently tip-top to join the NYC Urban Sketchers for this one, so stayed local – remembered a spread of wild hyacinths in walking distance; with this … Continue reading →

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Greenwich High School Jazz Festival – March 22, 2014

Posted on April 17, 2014 by parker

Greenwich High School Jazz Festival – March 22, 2014 I was dragooned into serving as MC for the GHS Jazz Festival.  A total of 14 high school jazz ensembles performed in an all-day affair.  So I brought along the sketchbook … Continue reading →

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Sloan Wainwright – March 9, 2014

Posted on April 17, 2014 by parker

Sloan Wainwright  –  Pound Ridge Library  –  March 9, 2014 Wainwright is a scion (scioness?) of the Wainwright-musical-industrial complex of Westchester County (sister of the more famous Loudon III), performing here on basically her home turf.  Her passionately expressive pipes … Continue reading →

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Poetry & Poetry Talk – March 6, 2014

Posted on April 17, 2014 by parker

Poetry & Poetry Talk  –  Bruno Walter Auditorium   –  March 6, 2014 The real title of this presentation is waaaaay too long to fit on the title line: “e.e. cummings and Edna St. Vincent Millay: Two Mid-20th-Century Stars”.  Presented in … Continue reading →

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Busking New York – January 30, 2014

Posted on February 3, 2014 by parker

Busking New York  –  Columbus Circle Subway Station  –  January 30, 2014 I finally came up against a performer (kora player Salieu M. Suso) who wouldn’t sign, leading to speculation on my part about why that would be.   Guitarist Martinez … Continue reading →

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Focus: Schnittke’s World (2) – January 30, 2014

Posted on February 3, 2014 by parker

Focus: Schnittke’s World (2) – Juilliard School, Peter Jay Sharp Theater – January 30, 2014 For my second foray into this year’s Focus festival, in contrast to Tuesday’s session, complete ensembles (and a soloist)  were captured, lending a slightly better … Continue reading →

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Focus: Schnittke’s World (1) – January 27, 2014

Posted on February 3, 2014 by parker

Focus: Schnittke’s World (1)  – Juilliard School, Peter Jay Sharp Theater  –  January 27, 2014 This year’s Focus festival is on Alfred Schnittke and his circle.  The four players portrayed are each part of a separate ensemble; time is too … Continue reading →

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Songbook: Broadway’s Future – January 27, 2014

Posted on February 3, 2014 by parker

Songbook: Broadway’s Future  –  Bruno Walter Auditorium  –  January 27, 2014 This was a serendipitous session.  I was mad early for a program at Juilliard, needing to kill a major hunk of time, so I went over to the Performing … Continue reading →

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Helen Avakian – January 18, 2014

Posted on February 3, 2014 by parker

Helen Avakian  –  Unitarian Fellowship Hall  –  January 18, 2014 Avakian was the featured performer at the Poughkeepsie branch of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild.  She’s an awesome songwriter and performer; her encore, a version of Rhapsody in Blue, was … Continue reading →

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Pepe Romero – January 10, 2014

Posted on February 3, 2014 by parker

Pepe Romero  –  Winter Garden  –  January 10, 2014 This performance by the classical master was part of the larger New York Guitar Festival.  John Schaefer, one of the festival organizers, introduced Romero, and as he usually does, provided insightful … Continue reading →

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