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 […]
Spring 2026
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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 thesoul that was continuously growing and changing. Periods from Medieval times to the Romanticperiod, music here at home became part of our very nature. From Mozart to Beethoven, andBach to Handel, our […]
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 […]
By Julius Xi Finding a bit of joy in a classical concerto was not on my bucket list. I walked straight out of the Q train when something caught my eye. Giant Flags draped over with the words “Carnegie Hall”. The security was tight with metal detectors and bodyguards. Despite […]
By Emilia Malek As we filed into the St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn, we received a ‘menu’ that included the pieces that were going to be played in order and, on the back, the people in the orchestra and the instruments they played. It is a spacious cathedral, and the […]
By Aris Nayeli Ramirez Aguirre On February 12, 2026, I went to the Manhattan School of Music to see The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Vol. III. The composer of this work is Vincent Ho, and the performers were Lulwa Al Shamlan, Edmund Zicheng An, Erik Clark, Youlan Ji, Daria Podorozhnova, […]
By Ash Babayaga I attended a classical music concert recently at St. Malachy’s Church – The Actors’ Chapel in Manhattan, and overall it was a very engaging and meaningful experience for me. The performance, titled An Das Klavier, featured Alissa Duryee, a solo clavichord performer. The program focused mainly on […]
