Merkin Concert Hall

  • Colin Stetson and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, by Hiroyuki Ito for The New York Times Colin Stetson with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus at Merkin Concert Hall, March 22, 2014The New York Times, March 25, 2014 This one came out really, really quickly, despite some hair-splitting fact-checking that ran up to deadline hour. Once I had

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  • International Contemporary Ensemble, by Karsten Moran/The New York Times A Contemporary Evening for Ralph at Merkin Concert Hall, February 4, 2013The New York Times, Feb. 6, 2013 This one's short on anaylsis and long on scene-setting, which seemed appropriate for an event that was more a memorial and celebration than a conventional concert. While I

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  • Blair McMillen and Robert Mack, by Hiroyuki Ito/The New York Times Da Capo Chamber Players at Merkin Concert Hall, January 29, 2013The New York Times, Feb. 4, 2013 Do try to hear Wendell Logan's Runagate, Runagate some time. You'll be glad you did.

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  • Epiphany.

    Konrad Kaczmarek, Judd Greenstein, Chris Thompson and Olga Bell; photograph by David Andrako. The Yehudim and Olga Bell at Merkin Concert HallThe New York Times, March 5, 2011 But if the Yehudim were dressed in matching white with gold accents as you describe, I hear you ask, why is Olga Bell dressed in black in

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  • Mixed signals.

    "The Week Ahead – May 23-29"The New York Times, May 23, 2010 Scroll halfway down the linked page for my brief preview of the program that the outstanding chamber ensemble Signal will present at Merkin Concert Hall on Thursday, May 27, pairing the U.S. debut of The Corridor, a dramatic scena by Harrison Birtwistle, with

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