Writing about music, like the art itself, is alive and well in this country.
Expectations, about what a symphony by this renowned “holy minimalist” – with a resplendent legacy of choral masterworks to back up his reputation – Arvo Pärt’s Fourth Symphony was one of the new works introduced by the Philharmonic earlier this year, honoring Esa-Pekka Salonen’s departure from the podium he had so long ennobled. The Symphony [...]
Dateline Cahuenga Pass, August 30. It was good to be back. A series of small strokes had disarranged the components of my skull for most of the summer. I had missed most of the Hollywood Bowl season and, worse, a most interesting Ojai Festival. Now. Back again on on familiar ground I got to greet [...]
Alan's Poppies and Sage, photographed by Paul Cabanis, Spring 2010.