October 18, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Chelsea Art Museum MATA Benefit A very successful night where Steve Schick and Ara Guzelimian were justly honored for their many accomplishments. It was a lovely grown-up evening. Cocktails and Hors d’oevres (I may never learn to spell that word …
October 17, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Miller Theater Either/Or were the performing ensemble for this day of Sonic. Either/Or was founded by my UCSD alum friends Richard Carrick and David Shively. It was nice to see Rick in three roles today: Conductor, performer and composer. And, …
October 16, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Miller Theater @ Columbia University Extended Play: Marathon Concert 12 pm - 12:30 am the next day Somehow I feel compelled to go to and stay for all of these marathons, i.e. Bang on a Can. I suppose there are …
October 15, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Miller Theater @ Columbia University A night of music by seven composers of which I knew only one: Caleb Burhans: another opportunity for growth. Again, lots of music afficionados were in attendance including Steve Smith,Zachary Woolfe, Steve Swartz, and Rick …
October 14, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
American Composers Orchestra This amazing festival features composers under 40 and they will present 30 World Premiers, 120 composers, 16 ensembles in 11 venues. Many of the NY music mavens, composers, musicians and critics were in attendance: Alex Ross, Steve …
October 12, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Either/Or CD Release concert for Richard Carrick’s “The Flow Cycle for Strings” This was the first concert after Nordic Days Music Festival and it was a good one and particularly nice as I have known Rick Carrick for probably 20 …
October 11, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
October 6th - The Nordic Days Music Festival begins I will not attempt to write about all 13 concerts in 4 days with music by 54 composers. I will mention my favorites for what’s that worth. There were also 3 …
October 7, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Harpa Concert Hall First, let's look at Harpa. This was just completed in May 2011 and the first formal concert was in August. Harpa was designed by the Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects in co-operation with Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. …
October 7, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
On the roads around the island - Lutheran churches are prominent.
October 7, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Reykjavik architecture and design