Bel Canto Before Caballé: Ensemble Ricercare Antico Talks Caccini Ahead of Their Friday Concert in a 400-Year-Old Library
“…we improvise an accompaniment that will be different every time we play….”
People & Places
A Q&A with Salon/Sanctuary Concerts Founder and Artistic Director Jessica Gould
“…a musical work gives us a rich opportunity to look through a window, as it were, onto a different time…”
By Chris Petitt
My interviews with Salon/Sanctuary artists led me to the engine behind it all, the series’ Founder and Artistic Director Jessica Gould. Read more
Salon/Sanctuary Concerts in NYC: An Interview with Guitarist Pascal Valois
“…a cry is even more dramatic if it comes from someone with a soft voice…”
By Chris Petitt
I caught up with French-Canadian guitarist Pascal Valois the other day and we got to talking about history, obscure instruments, and the history of obscure instruments. Read more
Salon/Sanctuary Concerts in NYC: An Interview with Lutenist Catherine Liddell
“The power of music to move the listener comes not only from what notes and what rhythms the composer uses, it also comes from what the player tries to express with those components.”
By Chris Petitt
The holiday weekend gave me the chance to speak with American lutenist Catherine Liddell, frequent recording artist and performer with some of this country’s most prestigious period-instrument ensembles. Read more
Salon/Sanctuary Concerts in NYC: An Interview with Multi-Instrumentalist Corina Marti
“To listen to music, any music, is important. It’s what makes us human.”
By Chris Petitt
The other day I had the pleasure of speaking with Corina Marti, the protean multi-instrumentalist, scholar, and faculty member of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Read more
Service and Hope in a Coarsening Era: Girls Write Now
In times of fragmented community, groups like Girls Write Now are more important than ever.
Rock Star Intellectual: Bernard-Henri Lévy at the 92nd Street Y
“Today, if the danger comes—and it is coming—we see it and we organize the defense.” Read more
Think Olio x Thought Gallery Winter 2017
Brilliant professors, complimentary drinks, and Strand’s Rare Book Room. Think Olio and Thought Gallery team up to create a haven for New York’s intellectually curious. Read more
Think Olio x Thought Gallery Summer 2016
Top professors, drink specials, and an intimate cafe setting. Think Olio and Thought Gallery team up to create a haven for New York’s intellectually curious. Read more
Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies: Q&A with Dana Kresel, Program Coordinator
“We bring in nuanced thinkers, people who can take complex issues and make them accessible.”