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Focus: John Cage – February 2, 2012

Focus : John Cage – Sounds Re-Imagined     Paul Hall, Juilliard School      February 2, 2012 Could only get to one of this year’s Focus evenings, oh well.  John Cage gets you thinking about new ways of listening to music, to question … Continue reading

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Orion String Quartet – November 6, 2011

Orion String Quartet  –  Cole Auditorium, Greenwich Library – November 6, 2011 We’ve been seeing these guys intermittently over the past dozen or so years.   The level of quality is consistently high, and while they focus on classical, they are … Continue reading

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String Force – September 4, 2011

String Force  –  Governor’s Island  –  September 4, 2011 This recital was the final installment of the “Rite of Summer” music festival on Governor’s Island, featuring some up-and-comers working the solo piano and piano/violin duet formats.  Goldberg is active in … Continue reading

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Regina Carter – March 13, 2011

Regina Carter  –  Brooklyn Museum  –  March 13, 2011 We’ve seen music at Brooklyn Museum before, but this was the first sketching.  Violinist Regina Carter received a MacArthur Fellowship a few years back, used it to travel to Africa to … Continue reading

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Ensemble ACJW

Ensemble ACJW  –  Pregones Theatre  –  March 2, 2011 Once again a (South Bronx) venue new to me, once again the Weill Music Institute’s Neighborhood Concert series provides excellent entertainment in a groovy setting.  It was a last minute decision … Continue reading

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Chiara String Quartet – January 17, 2011

Chiara String Quartet   –   Merkin Concert Hall   –  January 17, 2011 I’m gradually getting around to all these venues of which I am aware but have never been to.  So Merkin falls!  The event was the opening marathon of the … Continue reading

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Frank Vignola Trio – January 9, 2011

Frank Vignola Trio  – Cole Auditorium, Greenwich  –  January 9, 2011 Once again back to the trusty Greenwich Library’s Cole Auditorium.  Vignola’s theme for the concert is the spirit of Django, though they certainly mixed in plenty of contemporary (Simon … Continue reading

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