Monthly Archives: February 2013

Salute to Angelo Gilardino – February 15, 2013

Salute to Angelo Gilardino  –  Manhattan School of Music  –  February 15, 2013 Angelo Gilardino had a substantial career as a concert guitarist, performing hundreds of premieres of works dedicated to him by composers throughout the (guitar) world.  After over … Continue reading

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Wycliffe Gordon – February 4, 2013

Wycliffe Gordon  –  Paul Hall  –  February 4, 2013 Juilliard School’s jazz program has really hit the jackpot this year regarding its guest artists, mentors, artists-in-residence, whatever they call them.  Gordon is the latest; here he collaborates with two distinct … Continue reading

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Focus: British Music Since WWII – January 29, 2013

Focus: British Music Since WWII –  Paul Hall –  January 29, 2013 Juilliard School’s annual Focus Festival, put together by Joel Sachs, is a standby for me;  performance sketches are mostly of students.  I could get to only one concert … Continue reading

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Jordi Savall & Juilliard 415 – January 26, 2013

Jordy Savall & Juilliard 415  – Alice Tully Hall  –  January 26, 2013 Savall is the hero of the early music movement – rescuing, retrieving, and putting again to life the written music of pre-Bach times.  Many of these pieces … Continue reading

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