Unveiling Hammershoi, A Worthy Exhibition
While I was away–I traveled to Jordan from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12, more about which another time–a lot happened in the art world, including the New York fall auction season. But before I go there, I want to share my review of an excellent exhibition at Scandinavia House in NYC. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2015-11-16
Sotheby’s Buyout Bombshell: Turning Towards the “Less-Tenured”
Maybe the Sotheby’s buyout bombshell (first reported Friday by Bloomberg’s Katya Kazakina) shouldn’t have come as a shock: This purge was foreshadowed by CEO Tad Smith’s cryptic cryptic comments in last Monday’s quarterly conference call with stock analysts: … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-11-16
Opera at Old Eli
Doris Yarick Cross for more than thirty years has directed Yale Opera, a division of the Yale School of Music. She and her husband, Richard Cross, serve as the voice teachers for the program, a mammoth task. … read more
AJBlog: OperaSleuth Published 2015-11-16
Clarinets At Grace Cathedral
Over the years, Grace Cathedral on San Francisco’s Nob Hill has hosted countless concerts of importance. Among them, both in 1965, were Duke Ellington’s magnificent Second Sacred Concert and pianist Vince Guaraldi’s Grace Cathedral Concert with his trio and an 86-voice choir. Rifftides reader and veteran audio expert Jim Brown attended last week’s more secular concert at Grace Cathedral. Presented by the SFJazz organization, it featured four clarinetists … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-11-15
Monday Recommendation: Tom Harrell
The fascination of jazz musicians with French impressionist composers goes back at least as far as Bix Beiderbecke. Among contemporary jazz musicians, Tom Harrell is Beiderbecke’s counterpart not only … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-11-16
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