Posted inClassical Music Williams, Ralph Vaughan
Ralph Vaughan Williams Was Complicated, but Not Conservative
The English composer deserves a fresh assessment as the world does (and doesn’t) observe the 150th anniversary of his birth.
Anita Kerr, an Architect of the Nashville Sound, Dies at 94
She and her background vocalists were heard “oohing” and “aahing” on thousands of country and pop hits recorded in the 1950s and ’60s.
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A Dinner With Drama, and a Special Soundtrack for Dessert
Known for his richly imaginative lighting and furniture, the designer Gabriel Hendifar is an equally inventive host.
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David Geffen Hall Reopens, Hoping Its $550 Million Renovation Worked
The New York Philharmonic’s Lincoln Center home was gutted and rebuilt to try to fix the acoustic woes that have long plagued it. To inaugurate the hall, officials are using a new playbook.