Tomorrow (Friday, May 13) evening at 8:00, at Bargemusic, the pianist Alan Feinberg will present Basically Bull, a concert of works by John Bull, a seventeenth century English composer whose life included not only brilliant musical composition but also fistfights, adultery, and possibly espionage. The concert will also include works by Bull’s Elizabethan era contemporaries […]
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Bargemusic This Weekend
This Friday evening, April 8, at 8:00 Bargemusic will present a “Here and Now” concert, featuring pianist Geoffrey Burleson (photo) performing works by Saint-Saëns, Yehudi Wyner, James Primosch, David Rakowski, Missy Mazzoli, and his own composition. On Saturday evening, April 9 at 8:00 and Sunday afternoon, April 10, at 4:00, violinist Mark Peskanov, violist Kazuhide […]
At Bargemusic This Weekend
Tomorrow (Friday, March 25) evening at 8:00 the Quattro Mani Duo, consisting of pianists Steven Beck (photo) and Susan Grace, will play works by Poulenc, Schumann, Brahms, Crumb, and Corigliano. Concerts on Saturday evening, March 26 at 8:00 and Sunday afternoon, March 27 at 4:00 will feature works by Bach, Britten, and Tchaikovsky performed by […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
On Friday evening, January 15, starting at 8:00, Bargemusic will present an evening of American song, with soprano Jamie Jordan (photo: Berio’s Circles by Glenn Cornett) and pianist/composer Bobby Mitchell, doing songs by Mr. Mitchell and by Frederic Rzewski, Michael Finnissy, Stephen Sondheim, and George Gershwin. On Saturday evening, January 16 at 8:00 and on […]
Bargemusic Says: Celebrate New Year’s Eve With “Big Daddy” Bach
On Thursday evening, December 31, starting at 7:30 Bargemusic will present a New Year’s Eve Celebration featuring its President, Executive and Artistic Director Mark Peskanov on violin and Steven Beck (not Beck Hanson) on piano, performing sonatas by J.S. Bach (image). Considered by many the greatest composer in the Western canon, Bach was a cat […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The Heights Players premiere their production of Neil Simon’s Rumors this weekend, with performances at the playhouse, 26 Willow Pace, on Friday evening, December 4 and Saturday evening, December 5 at 8:00, and on Sunday afternoon, December 6, at 2:00. There’s more information here and you can reserve tickets here. Grace Church School will have […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The Heights Players continues its 60th year “Diamond Anniversary” season with its production of Mame this weekend. Performances are at 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17, and at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, at the Playhouse, 26 Willow Place (between Joralemon and State). There’s more information here and you can reserve tickets here. Mame […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Tomorrow (Friday, October 9) evening at 8:00, Bargemusic will present Alexander Fiterstein on clarinet and Michael Brown on piano doing an eclectic mix of pieces classical and modern, including works by Leonard Bernstein (photo), Brahms, Mason Bates, Martinu, and Alamiro Giampieri. On Saturday evening, October 10, cellist Jeffrey Solow, pianist Doris Stevenson, and Bargemusic’s President, […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Want to have your pet blessed? This Sunday, October 4 is St. Francis of Assisi Sunday, and both Grace Church (photo) and St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church will have Blessing of the Animals services. St. Ann’s begins at 1:30 p.m., and Grace’s at 5:00 p.m. Pets must be leashed or caged. The service […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The Mets, to your correspondent’s satisfaction, are on a tear. You can join the celebration on Saturday, September 12, from noon to 4:00 p.m. on the play turf at the outer end of Pier 2, Brooklyn Bridge Park. The event is free and will feature local radio DJs; Mets legends Edgardo Alfonzo, Darryl Strawberry, Howard […]
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