Review
What was the influence of Western modernist imperatives on an art-making culture far removed from Europe and the US?
Andrew Manze and the RLPO have turned in one of the year’s great albums: potent, lyrical, haunting, and timely.
Two recommended discs: James Brawn’s complete Beethoven piano sonata series continues while Simone Dinnerstein and A Far Cry execute Philip Glass’s chorale-like writing with remarkable fervency and warmth.
Kevin Leong is unquestionably an inspired choice to lead this chorus.
As long as we’re sipping the truth serum wine, the biggest obstacle presented by the Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre production is — itself.
A listener’s response to this album would largely depend on whether or not the sound of Jeff Denson’s voice and the instrumentation strike a chord.
Even after decades, The Damned is still grandly flying its freak flag.
In a culture that seems hell-bent on distracting us from painful realities, the intimacy of this production comes off as redemptive and inspiring.
Sleeping Beauty needs not only to thrill us but to carry us somewhere back into its own history.
Hunting the Truth is a handbook on how to become an effective activist and an exciting, often awe-inspiring read.
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