New York, N.Y. The LA-based pianist, conductor, and composer André Previn called Susan Wadsworth, who founded Young Concert Artists (YCA) in 1961, last week to tell her how much he loved soprano Jeanine de Bique‘s singing of his cycle, Honey and Rue. When I received an invitation to cover her upcoming recital in New York’s Merkin Hall at Kaufman [...]
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Fountain Gallery Is “Mad About Art”
New York, N.Y. I’ve been to perhaps too many art shows and art fairs and countless fundraisers this winter, but Mad About Art, Fountain Gallery‘s Annual Art Auction and Benefit held at Skylight West recently was a singular happening that turned me on and reminded me about the importance of both culture and giving back. Fountain Gallery [...]
Through a Pinhole: Photographing Sri Lanka’s Architectural Heritage
New York, N.Y. I met an incredible individual, Liz Doles, who also happens to be a talented artist last week at the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the U.N. We bonded immediately. Having been off-and-on in Sri Lanka (and Indonesia) for a number of years working with orphans following the 2004 Tsunami, I had [...]
Ex-Pats In Mexico Promote Young Opera Stars
By Shari Alexander. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. “When you find yourself living in Paradise, the impulse to give back is irresistible.” So says John Bills, retired tenor from the Metropolitan Opera and now artistic director of Opera San Miguel in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. His not-for-profit company sponsors a nationwide contest each year dedicated to [...]
The Two Krishnas: A Novel You Can’t Ignore
New York, N.Y. When I was a freshman in college I moved into the international dorm and was faced with people from around the world who spoke English better than I. Many of them frequently used vocabulary twice the size of my own. As I began the novel The Two Krishnas, I was reminded of [...]
Mother-Daughter Duo Sketch 888 Taiwanese Faces
New York, N.Y. – I met the most amazing mother-daughter duo the other week. Americans, they were speaking at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York (TECO-NY). They were explaining to an appreciative crowd of mostly Americans and Chinese how they had spent four months recently on the Isle of Formosa, sketching and [...]
Yale Honors Indian Actor Shah Rukh Khan
New Haven, CT. Interpreting Indian culture to an American audience is a challenge, but Shah Rukh Khan is so important to global art and social activism, I will attempt to do just that. The largest Bollywood actor and producer, he is a major, global entertainment figure who cares deeply about creativity and humanity. For this reason, Yale University presented [...]
Art Students League’s “Scroll for Japan” Benefit
The Art Students League of New York, one of America’s premier art schools, will be unveilingBaptism of Concrete Estuary, an amazing and historic 30-foot-long scroll by Jave Yoshimoto, painted in the Japanese style of ukiyo-e woodblock prints — think 36 scenes of Mt. Fuji meetsDante’s Inferno. Jave Yoshimoto’s “Baptism of Concrete Estuary” is an amazing and historic 30-foot-long scroll. Photo [...]
