Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Watching British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason pour his heart and soul into a performance can be a...
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Event Reviews
Livingston Taylor
Like Sherlock Holmes, James Taylor has an arguably smarter brother, Livingston, two and a half...
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Drummer Louis Hayes
When I was a teenager in Poland ages ago, those of us who loved modern jazz listened intensely to...
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Arthur Sze
Between the time I write this and the time you read it, we will know whether or not Arthur Sze has...
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Joan Shelley
Joan Shelley, from Louisville, is one of a group of Southern songwriters who’ve adapted...
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Loch na hEala (Swan Lake)
Tchaikovsky does not own Swan Lake, says dancer and choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan. Indeed,...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Fallen Souffle
At the start of the current Purple Rose show, Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Fallen...
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El Mar La Mar
There’s slow-burning horror in the lengthy opening shot of J.P. Sniadecki and Joshua...
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Karapetyan Does Komitas
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Komitas did for Armenian music what Kodaly and Bartok did for...
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Zauberland
Julia Bullock is an expressive, golden-voiced soprano who honors classical divas Kathleen Ferrier...
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Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett writes good stories, the kind that catch us and keep us interested, that build to...
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Reeds & Steel
On a summer evening, I was pleasantly surprised by the brooding, gravelly voices echoing through...
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Taiwan’s National Chinese Orchestra
The lights dim as the orchestra members take their seats on the stage. They tune their instruments...
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The Terraplanes
The Terraplanes played their first gig at the 1993 Art Fair, so they’ve just completed their...
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Sonnambula
Sonnambula is a preeminent Renaissance Baroque ensemble specializing in music from the age of...
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Allan Harris
In early April I was checking out the first performances at the new Blue LLama jazz club. Walking...
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The Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild
Anthropologists say that storytelling is central to human existence. Our impulse to narrativize...
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Chelsea Fair’s Demolition Derby
As the crowd streams into the arena for the Chelsea Community Fair Demolition Derby, I’m...
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