Night After Night

Writing, a blog, and a newsletter. By Steve Smith.

Park Avenue Christian Church

  • Long road.

    Photograph by Joshua Bright for The New York Times Kamēr… at the Baryshnikov Arts CenterThe New York Times, March 19, 2011 My thanks to Whit Bernard — director of development for the International Contemporary Ensemble and provocative blogger at Dolce and Gomorrah — for indirectly tipping me off about this sensational Latvian youth choir. (Longtime

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  • Every rose has its thorn.

    "Remaking a Dark Tale, With Real-Life Notes"The New York Times, September 19, 2010 An article about Hannah Lash, a strikingly gifted young composer who overcame a huge emotional and professional setback this summer as she completed Blood Rose, a 40-minute chamber opera based on the tale of "Beauty and the Beast." The opera will have

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