by barrettadmin | Jun 9, 2024 | Reviews, Writing
for New York Concert Review; New York, NY – March 28, 2024 Julia Johnstone, sopranoArtyom Pak, Piano William R. and Irene D. Miller Recital Hall at the Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY On May 9, 2023, soprano Julia Johnstone was presented in recital at...
by barrettadmin | Feb 24, 2023 | Reviews, Writing
for New York Concert Review; New York, NY February 17, 2023 Lviv National Orchestra of UkraineTheodore Kuchar, Principal Conductor; Stanislav Khristenko, Piano Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, New York, NYFebruary 15, 2023 Last night I attended a most memorable...
by Barrett Cobb | Nov 15, 2022 | Writing
aWhen I was nine years old I received one of my best Christmas presents ever: Brighty of the Grand Canyon, by Marguerite Henry. It’s a story about a donkey who lived in the wild in the canyon. Like all favorite children’s books, it was read over and...
by Barrett Cobb | Jul 16, 2022 | Writing
Marco and Victor are t wo male cats living in the Agia Irini Villas on the Greek island of Paros. Although they aren’t related and originally came from different towns on the island, these t wo toms “saw” something in each other and struck up a highly unusual and...
by Barrett Cobb | Jul 3, 2022 | Writing
My story takes place in 1989. Back then I was a full-time flutist, and one of the groups I played with was a woodwind quintet, the Quintet of the Americas. Besides our regular New York concert series, once a year we toured the United States, usually performing for a...
by Barrett Cobb | Jun 20, 2022 | Reviews, Writing
for New York Concert Review; New York, NY June 20, 2022 Joanna Hyunji Kim, Soprano and E-Na Song, Piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NYJune 16, 2022 The young Korean /American soprano Joanna Hyunji Kim presented an impressive recital at WeillRecital...
