Concerts at Saint Thomas continues its 2018-19 season with a performance by the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge on 1 April at 7:30 pm. Saint Thomas’s is located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan at Fifth and Fifty-third.This marks the choir’s final North American tour with current Director of Music Stephen Cleobury who retires after 37 years. His position will be filled by … [Read more...] about Stephen Cleobury on life with the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and his final American tour
New York City
Barbara Luisi’s exhibition of ‘Glowing Night, Artificial Lights’ photography goes on display in New York
Photographer Barbara Luisi has a good Italian name, though she's German and largely lives in New York.The 'Luisi' surname comes from her husband, Fabio, who is the Principal Conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, which explains why she now spends a good amount of time in the Big Apple. However, she also has a home in Camogli, a small town on the Ligurian coast, not far from … [Read more...] about Barbara Luisi’s exhibition of ‘Glowing Night, Artificial Lights’ photography goes on display in New York
Stephen Sondheim to receive the Handel Medallion from Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Stephen Sondheim is to receive New York City's highest honour for achievement in the arts. The award is given by the City of New York for contribution to the city's intellectual and cultural life. Previous recipients include Leonard Bernstein, John Lennon and choreographer Merce Cunningham.The Handel Medallion will be presented by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and actor Alec … [Read more...] about Stephen Sondheim to receive the Handel Medallion from Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Two quirky ballerinas strike a pose at the Frick Collection
Pablo Picasso is generally acknowledged to be the greatest draftsman of the twentieth century. The Frick Collection, New York, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., have co-organized an exhibition for 2011–12 that will look at the dazzling development of Picasso's drawings, from the precocious academic exercises of his youth in the 1890s to the virtuoso classical … [Read more...] about Two quirky ballerinas strike a pose at the Frick Collection
New York’s ‘Fall for Dance’ announce the lineup for 2011
Steven McRae will be donning his tap-shoes for the latest edition of Fall For Dance at New York City Center, which will run from October 27 to November 6. Twenty companies and choreographers are taking part with all tickets at only $10. For ten exhilarating days each year, feel the rush…the exuberance…the sheer joy that is dance, from New York City, across the country, and … [Read more...] about New York’s ‘Fall for Dance’ announce the lineup for 2011