A. Robert Lee is such a prolific author in both his creative and academic books that I won’t try to characterize his writings other than to say they invariably illuminate life and literature with a wealth of scholarship, intelligence, and linguistic mastery. I will say, however, that his sense of humor is one aspect of his writings that I most treasure.
In 1952, when the late Gabe Pressman (dean of New York City's local TV press corps) was a young staff writer at the New York World-Telegram & The Sun, he came across a story tipped to him by a woman from Montreal who'd taken a cab ride in midtown Manhattan. This was the human-interest feature he wrote up. And this was the poem it generated, which I wrote many decades later.
Bill Banfield, Award-Winning Composer-in-Residence at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, shares the inspiring process of creating his new opera, Edmonia.
Alex Laing, President & Artistic Director of the Gateways Music Festival and 2018 recipient of the Sphinx Medal of Excellence, shares the breadth and impact of their upcoming Spring Festival.
“Organizations should frankly assess whether they seek to expand audiences or whether they seek to expand audiences strictly for their artistic priorities, because these...
Katie checks in with actor (National Tours of A Bronx Tale, Fiddler on the Roof, and Annie) and musician (West Side Waltz, The Voxies), Stefanie Londino.
'These poems are free sonnets of experience that even Blake would favor. They are tears for the tongue to be savoured once tasted, and like a drop for the eye, ear, or mind, they restore perception to its rightful place. They are dark diamonds.' — David Erdos, MÜ Magazine, London
Charlie Grode, President & Executive Director, Merit School of Music, shares their commitment to accessibility and its impact across the breadth of their programming.
