Steve Smith
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The Da Capo Chamber Players at Merkin Concert HallThe New York Times, February 21, 2008
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The Juilliard Orchestra at Avery Fisher HallThe New York Times, February 20, 2008
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Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble at Symphony Space and State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico at the Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsThe New York Times, February 19, 2008
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Sacred Music in a Sacred Space at the Church of St. Ignatius LoyolaThe New York Times, February 15, 2008
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The issue of Net Neutrality — preventing major telecoms and special interest groups from controlling access to the Internet, not to mention potentially terracing access and service in favor of those who can pay the most — is a critically important one right now. That’s why I’ve had that cute little "Save the Net" button…
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With all the schedule announcements that have been floating around the web lately, last night I remembered a little slip of paper I’ve been carrying around for a little more than a week and intending to share. While the complete Miller Theatre schedule for next year has yet to be revealed — and will surely…
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You’ve probably already seen Leon Fleisher’s remarkable February 9 Washington Post editorial, "My White House Dilemma," about the conflict he felt in attending the Kennedy Center Awards ceremony at which he was an honoree. If not, go read it right away… I have no idea how long this link will be active. Fleisher’s statement lucidly…
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When The Onion gets it right, it really gets it right.
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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at the New York Society for Ethical CultureThe New York Times, February 11, 2008
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"Not Highfalutin, but Highly Satisfying Indulgences"The New York Times, February 8, 2008 In which the classical critics of the Times are asked to reveal their secret passions, and I respond by bringing to light my odd obsession with German soprano Simone Kermes. Not odd in the sense that she’s a peculiar or somehow unworthy artist…
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Riverside Symphony at Zankel HallThe New York Times, February 7, 2008
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A Wellsung post from last week has become a new meme/party trick at Parterre Box: What is your "birth opera"? The idea is to dig into the Metropolitan Opera Archives online and find out what the company was doing on the day you were born. (Those born during months in which the Met was dark…
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It was the toughest vote I’ve cast in my adult life. My genuine ideological picks were gone, as was my first choice from the field that remained. I admire both of my party’s candidates, and have serious misgivings about each as well. In the end, I genuinely surprised myself. And while I am completely satisfied…
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Carmen at the Metropolitan OperaThe New York Times, February 6, 2008
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Luciano Berio’s Sequenzas at the Rose TheaterThe New York Times, February 5, 2008
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So Percussion plays George Crumb at Miller TheatreThe New York Times, February 4, 2008
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From Sequenza 21: Hello Jerry Bowles and Sequenza21, I am writing from the office of Bang on a Can in Brooklyn. We are currently beginning a search for a new cellist to be a member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars. In order to reach the broadest possible pool of applicants, we would love…
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Pacifica Quartet Carter cycle at the New York Society for Ethical CultureThe New York Times, February 1, 2008 Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (film review)Time Out New York, February 1, 2008
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Richard Goode at the Rose TheaterThe New York Times, January 29, 2008
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(Posted this morning on the TONY Blog) Over the weekend, Judd Greenstein (left) — composer, bandleader, scene activist and founder/codirector of New Amsterdam Records — e-mailed to share the sad news that ICO Music (formerly VIM: Tribeca), the vital new-music concert series he ran with Kimball Gallagher at the Ico Art & Music Gallery (formerly…
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