The Swiss choral composer François Pantillon has died, a month after his 97th birthday. Pantillon published many tonal Christian choral pieces and cantatas before a friendship with Krzysztof Penderecki led him to a more adventurous, […]
This is a tour of the new Arts of Africa galleries at the Met, given by Alisa LaGamma, Curator for African Art, and assistant curator Jenny Peruski, with special guests Manthia Diawara and Angélique Kidjo. In this new incarnation, the Arts of Africa galleries foreground […]
Over the Rainbow Until my friend Julian brought him to my attention I hadn’t realised that Dave Lee, a legendary pianist, composer, and musical director was still with us. But he is. At 98 he […]