Chris Thile

Concert Review: “Bach Trios” — Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile

J.S. Bach has been subjected to every imaginable kind of transcription, but the combination of mandolin, bass, and cello is probably new.

The wizards of mandolin and jazz piano were in perfect sync, blending styles and breaking barriers.

Bill Marx April 1, 2020 at 11:11 pm on Arts Commentary: Pestilence on Stage, Part One — Karel Čapek’s”The White Plague”Damn, I missed the production of R.U.R. -- I assume it was a student production? Yes, The White Plague is...
Harvey Blume April 1, 2020 at 10:10 pm on Visual Arts Review: The Art of Kara Walker — A Mix of Cozy Charm and Historic HorrorSuperb review, well written and illuminating.
Gerald Peary April 1, 2020 at 8:59 pm on Arts Commentary: Pestilence on Stage, Part One — Karel Čapek’s”The White Plague”I recently read Capek's War With the Newts, certainly a peculiar book but as klunky as what you describe above....
Marion Freedman-gurspan April 1, 2020 at 5:49 pm on Arts Commentary: Big Art — Big GreedThe daily free programming is not to be sneezed at. It sometimes has well-known performers and sometimes offers a chance...
Thomas Clifton March 29, 2020 at 11:54 am on Book Review: “Where the Crawdads Sing” — Are the Rural Poor Noble Savages?I was generally confused, to this day, why people are raving about this book. It was literary trash.