The final installment of my 40 favorite albums of 2013
Tag: Chants
Posted inNews & Politics
School dismissed for a beloved security guard
Kelvyn Cockrell started going to Henson elementary at age six, and he never stopped. But now that the school is among 50 closed by CPS, he’ll have to.
Posted inMusic
The List: March 24-30
Music Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: the Robert Glasper Trio, Xray Eyeballs, Dawnbringer, Godspeed You! Emporer Black, Francois K, Agalloch, Steve Coleman & Five Elements, Danielson, and more.
Posted inArts & Culture
Alberto Mizrahi and Chorale Mystique
Alberto Mizrahi, a Greek-born cantor with the north-side Anshe Emet Synagogue, has been studying Jewish chants since childhood. His knowledge of them is encyclopedic, and his remarkably pliant tenor brings out the nuances in inflection and accent that set apart their regional variations. For almost three decades he and conductor Matthew Lazar have been presenting […]