In October, when I wrote about the Met’s new production of The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, I was pretty sure I would be writing about it again. There was more I wanted to say about this important New York event, and now that it is into its second set of performances this season, this seems …
New York Music – Gerre Hancock
This is being written on Saturday morning, February 4, as I listen to the Solemn Requiem for Gerre Hancock, Organist and Choirmaster as St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, a musical establishment that played a long and important role in my avocational life. Slightly indisposed, I cannot attend the service, so I am extremely grateful to …