Commentary
The BSO’s Americana concert could only provide four beautiful snapshots of a very complicated landscape.
Read MoreThose who care about the future of American arts and culture should financially support this magazine and other valiant efforts to articulate the significance of the arts.
Read MoreAn inspiring man as well as a brilliant musician, Garrison Fewell had the courage to turn away from the darkness and to embrace the light.
Read MoreSo there was the Ornette Coleman Quartet, leading off the final side of vinyl with a cut that changed my life, “Lonely Woman.”
Read MoreThe great mistake we make as listeners or viewers is passivity. Music deserves and needs our active involvement.
Read MoreGunther Schuller dove into jazz with passionate hunger, in the process dispelling cultural, class, and racial prejudices.
Read MoreThe Theodore Baird House is a special place; the only Frank Lloyd Wright structure in Massachusetts.
Read MoreTomorrow, Misty Copeland will be American Ballet Theatre’s first African-American ballerina to perform the lead role in Swan Lake in New York City.
Read MoreThe profound impact of Ornette Coleman can be seen in the reactions of the music world to his passing.
Read More
Visual Arts Commentary: Boston City Hall — A ‘Triumph’ of Brutalism
Urban pollution and acid rain have not dealt kindly with Boston City Hall’s mostly concrete facade.
Read More