Catherine Rice

‘Reclaiming Bach for the Recorder’: Flanders Recorder Quartet rearranges traditional ideas of Baroque music

To most people, recorders represent a dreaded contraption they were forced to play in middle school band, but Flanders Recorder Quartet takes these instruments seriously.

By Catherine Rice | Apr 28 09:49 pm ET

Freshen up recipes with spring produce

Welcome spring with

By Catherine Rice | Apr 20 10:33 pm ET

Best of: Pies

Pies are the new cupcakes. Here are a few of the most delectable pies around the city.

By Catherine Rice | Apr 14 09:36 pm ET

Composers take shortcut to unite with audience at Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival

Symphony Space's current music festival features composers and their works, including an explanatory portion for the audience.

By Catherine Rice | Apr 13 07:59 pm ET

Fall lineup at Lincoln Center highlights new works

Lincoln Center is going global this fall with some untraditional choices for the season’s repertoire.

By Catherine Rice | Oct 8 07:26 pm ET

Breaking Down Classical: opera infiltrates living rooms and movie theaters

The Metropolitan Opera has created innovative programs to reach out to new audiences who wouldn’t normally attend opera due to intimidation, high ticket prices, or ignorance.

By Catherine Rice | Sep 10 08:32 pm ET

NSOP performance showcases Columbia’s dancers

This year’s 2009 NSOP Performance Showcase featured multiple dance groups, including Columbia favorites cuBHANGRA, Sabor, and Taal.

By Catherine Rice | Sep 7 07:05 pm ET

Do the D.A.N.C.E. with other C.O.L.U.M.B.I.A. S.T.U.D.E.N.T.S.

With more than two dozen different dance organizations on campus, students have an abundance of opportunities to both attend performances and take part in dance free-for-alls.

By Catherine Rice | Aug 31 11:24 pm ET

Primping for a new season at the New York City Ballet

Lincoln Center, located on 66th Street and Broadway and just off the 1 train, is one of the most famous performing arts centers in the world, and the New York City Ballet is its crown jewel. With the spring season starting on April 28th, the full-length classics Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, and Coppelia are returning to the stage, as well as 40 other works and two world premieres.

By Catherine Rice | Apr 23 09:59 pm ET

The fate of music in the face of Twitter

With music—from distrubution to journalism—being shaped and changed by the internet, will music's quality diminish?

By Catherine Rice | Apr 21 07:25 pm ET

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