| Benjamin Lees, Versatile Composer, Dies at 86 Mr. Lees was an iconoclastic American composer who spurned modern musical trends in favor of work that was lyrical, tonal and widely described as approachable. feeds.nytimes.com |
Outsiders No More: Shaggs Musical Coming in 2011 "The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World" chronicles the real-life sisters who had no previous musical experience when their father pulled them out of school and set them on a very crooked path to artistic immortality. feeds.nytimes.com |
Music Review: Asphalt Orchestra Enlivens Lincoln Center A large, eclectic crowd made a frenzied dash across 65th Street on Wednesday, following a band of musicians who had careened across the road like deranged pied pipers. feeds.nytimes.com |
‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ Turns 25 Susan Seidelman, the director of "Desperately Seeking Susan," talks about the making of the movie, vintage New York and Madonna. feeds.nytimes.com |
Violinist Cancels Recital Over Detroit Strike Tension Sarah Chang cancels a performance after a barrage of messages from striking musicians and their supporters. feeds.nytimes.com |