Live @Guggenheim: The Sinking of the Titanic
On Thursday, April 14 at 8:50 p.m. ET, Q2 breaks champagne over the hull of its first live audio Webcast from New York's Guggenheim Museum with a performance by the Wordless Music Orchestra of English...
View ArticleThe (Re)Sinking of the Titanic from the Guggenheim
Over 40 years ago, modernist maestro Gavin Bryars made a splash with his first major composition, The Sinking of the Titanic. Decades before James Cameron set sail with his blockbuster flick, Bryars...
View ArticleOpera's Great Upheaval, Part I
Wednesday marks the last day you can catch the Guggenheim Museum’s illuminating “The Great Upheaval,” an exhibition of works from 1910-1918. Curator Tracey Bashkoff notes that this time was typified by...
View ArticleOpera's Great Upheaval, Part II
Yesterday, Olivia Giovetti surveyed operas written between 1910 and 1913, in keeping with the timeline for the Guggenheim's modern art exhibition, "The Great Upheaval." Today she picks up with the...
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Has There Ever Been a Music of the Future?
Readers of my recent articles know that my visit to Bayreuth resulted in three articles. Wagner's art and theories have a way of sticking around in one's mind, provoking more questions and prompting...
View Article6 Programs This Fall for Classical Music Lovers
There will be many opportunities at a wide variety of institutions across New York City in the upcoming season to attend lectures that can broaden your understanding and appreciation of classical...
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