Reviews of Concerts and Events
East of the Hudson, West of the Delaware
of Interest to CNJS Members

2007
Date
Title
Reviewer
     
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Bridges Hall of Music
Claremont, CA.
Back to the Future
All-Varese at the Miller
A. Michael Noll
     
Friday, March 2, 2007
Bridges Hall of Music,
Claremont, CA.
Interesting programming
Worth emulating
A. Michael Noll
     
Friday, March 23, 2007
Miller Theatre
Columbia University, New York City.
Composer Portraits: Steve Reich
John Hammel
     
2006
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Diane Meredith Belcher (organ)
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA.
Organic music
Los Angeles less-known treasures
A. Michael Noll
     

Sunday, January 22, 2006
Richard Elliott (organ)
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Organic music
Los Angeles less-known treasures
A. Michael Noll
 
January 20, 2006
and
January 21, 2006

William Chapman Nyaho (piano), So Percussion
Miller Theatre, New York City
1st Concert
Limited view of Africa
"Focus On Africa"

2nd Concert
African Exchanges

John Hammel
     
Saturday, January 21, 2006

Pasadena SymphonyCivic
Auditorium, Pasadena, California
A new work for the viola canon
Schikele remembers

A. Michael Noll
     
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Christoph Bull (organ)
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, CA.
Organic music
Los Angeles less-known treasures
A. Michael Noll
     
Sunday, January 29, 2006

Pasadena Pro Musica
Neighborhood Church, Pasadena, California
Winter in Pasadena
New choral music presented
A. Michael Noll
     
Thursday, February 23, 2006

The New York Miniaturist Ensemble
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
65th Street & Central Park West, New York City.
Extreme miniaturism
Concert in a mirror
Amanda von Goetz
     
Monday, March 20, 2006

Julia Sakharova (violin), Louis Menendez (piano)
Steinway Hall, New York, NY
Riveting premiere
Otherwise standard issue recital
Amanda von Goetz
     
Friday, March 24, 2006

California Philharmonic
Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, CA.
CalPhil in Italy
A broad swath of history
A. Michael Noll
     
Saturday, April 1, 2006

Palisades Virtuosi
Bruno Walter Auditorium
Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts, New York City, NY.
Musical sashimi
"An Ondine repast"
Amanda von Goetz
     
Saturday, April 8, 2006

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Alex Theatre, Glendale, CA.
Dance music without dancers
Your bass-ic virtuoso

A. Michael Noll
     
Saturday, April 22, 2006

Gotham Sinfonietta
Miller Theatre at Columbia University,
New York City, NY
What's In Your Pocket?
A tromba marina?

Amanda von Goetz
     
Sunday, April 23, 2006


California Philharmonic Chamber Soloists
The Romanesque Room, The Green Hotel, Pasadena, CA.
A formula for success
More from California

A. Michael Noll
     
Friday, April 28, 2006
California Philharmonic
The Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, CA
Bärenreiter Beethoven
A. Michael Noll
     
Saturday & Sunday, May 6 & 7, 2006

Musaic: A Chamber Music Marathon
Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA.
And the beat goes on
and the audiences came and went at will
A. Michael Noll
     
Monday, June 19, 2006
Peter Westergaard
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space
New York City, New York.
Wonderland in Manhattan
Unaccompanied Alice
Paul M. Somers
     
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Clan Currie Society
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church,
New York City, New York.
“Pipes of Christmas”
Paul M. Somers
     
2005
August 20, 2005
through
August 28, 2005
Garret Lakes Arts Festival and Sprenger-Lang Foundation
present
Music on the Mountain
Deep Lake Symphony
August 20 | August 21 | August 24 | August 26 | August 27
Paul M. Somers
     
Saturday, September 24, 2005
New Juilliard Ensemble
Peter Jay Sharp Theater, New York City.
Exploring various boundaries
The non-conservative Juilliard
Amanda von Goetz
     
Friday, October 7, 2005

The Philadelphia Virtuosi
The Miller Theater, Columbia Univeristy, New York City
Bad Boy not so "bad"
Antheil sans mechanique

Reena Esmail

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