By Stephanie St Fort I went to the Daylight Tunes concert on March 8, 2026, at the Tenri Cultural Institute, and it gave me a new perspective on classical music. The performance featured Sahara von Hatten Berger on cello, Sumie Kaneko on koto and shamisen, and James Nyoraku Schlefer on […]
Monthly Archives: May 2026
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By Nicole Busapavanij Attending Madama Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera on March 10, 2026, was something unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before, especially since this was my first opera. The performance featured the Metropolitan Opera and Chorus, with the focus on Cio-Cio San (Madama Butterfly) and Pinkerton. From the start, […]
By Jennifer Cecilio Resources https://www.metopera.org/discover/synopses/la-traviata Concert Playbill
By Mi Wan Layane Non Rot Classical music orchestras are often criticized as being boring or unable to truly engage their audiences. I strongly disagree with this perspective and will always advocate for the depth, beauty, and emotional power of this music. This paper serves as a reflection of how […]
Sunday, February 1, 2026 @ 5:15pm By Elise Mari Clare Ludwig van Beethoven is quoted as saying that ‘music is a higher revelation than all wisdom,’ believing that music acts as a mediator between the spiritual and physical worlds (Lockwood, 2005). In the hearing of the opening piece which was […]
By Candy Moreno On the cold, gloomy evening of February 1, for the first time, I went to a classic recital,. It was at the small yet warmly inviting Dweck Cultural Center in the Brooklyn Public Library. The recital took place in a small, simple auditorium that held about one […]
By Marie For my music class I had an assignment that consisted of me choosing a concert to go to and later writing about it. I chose to attend a concert presented by The Knights with Anthony McGill at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall. The Knights are an orchestra ensemble who are […]
By Ivana Polanco As a student of MUS 103, I’ve had the privilege of being assigned to write a review on a Classical show of our choosing. For this review, I had the pleasure of attending Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Opera, “Idomeneo: King of Crete”. The live show was presented by […]
By Omari Ausby Orchestral music is one of the main works of art that in Western Society maintained the soul that was continuously growing and changing. Periods from Medieval times to the Romantic period, music here at home became part of our very nature. From Mozart to Beethoven, and Bach […]
By Dariel Cuevas I went to the Orchestral Performance Masterclass led by clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, at the Manhattan School of Music on February 25, 2026 and what struck me right away was how much his professional identity shaped the whole event. The program introduces him as “Chicago Symphony Orchestra […]
