Elaine Yeung

Music Traditions Challenged in the Dark and in vain

At the end of an avant-garde concert, it is not uncommon for the audience to feel in the dark about what they have just heard.

By Elaine Yeung | Feb 3 11:57 pm ET

Improvising With Professor Lewis on Jazz

For George Lewis, the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music at Columbia and renowned performer, composer, musicologist, and artist, taking a break is impossible.

By Elaine Yeung | Dec 5 03:36 am ET

Orpheus Shows the Orphaned Song Still Sings

A symphonic orchestra looks to the conductor for direction. For a chamber orchestra like the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, which performs without a conductor, musicians must rely on each other.

By Elaine Yeung | Oct 21 10:59 pm ET

Classical Music Learns and Teaches New Tricks

Media is all about visibility these days, and classical music is no exception.

By Elaine Yeung | Oct 12 07:17 pm ET

Miller's 20th Year Promises Music to Your Ears

This fall, Miller Theatre ushered in its 20th season with what it does best: another performance filled with originality, audacity, and flair.

By Elaine Yeung | Oct 10 12:15 am ET

Is That A Twelve-Composer Concerto in Your Pocket?

It may not literally fit into your pocket, but Miller Theatre's innovative Pocket Concertos project, now in its second year, seems to have found its niche in Miller Theatre's inventive season.

By Elaine Yeung | Apr 13 12:00 am ET

Bach to the Future

Despite its namesake, Columbia University's Bach Society is hardly content with just performing music from the past.

By Elaine Yeung | Apr 6 12:00 am ET

Music Fills Lerner From the Inside Out

For an hour in Lerner's Roone Arledge Auditorium on Monday night, Music Humanities students were members of the Columbia University Orchestra, though only for an evening and only as silent observer

By Elaine Yeung | Mar 29 12:00 am ET

Ivy League Ensembles Join Forces

Sometimes, a great idea emerges from the most casual of conversations.

By Elaine Yeung | Mar 1 12:00 am ET

How to Succeed at Dancing Without Really Paying (Much)

Think you've got two left feet? Try again. Columbia University's Ballroom Dance Team and CU Swing both offer lessons for beginning, intermediate, and advanced dancers.

By Elaine Yeung | Feb 28 12:00 am ET

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