Sweet 16 (+1)
I need to finish my holiday shopping and get ready for my trip to Ireland next week, so here - in chronological order - is my contribution to the barrage of 2008 best-of-lists. Read it and weep.
2. Concrete Frequency Festival, LA Philharmonic, Los Angeles, CA, 1/11-1/13/08
4. SXSW 2008, Austin, TX, 3/13-3/16/08
5. Loïc Mallié performing Olivier Messiaen's Le Banquet Celeste, Offrande au Saint Sacrament and Livre du Saint Sacrament at La Trinite, Paris, 5/29/08
7. Bruckner 8, New York Philharmonic, 6/20/08
8. Make Music New York, 6/21/08
9. Deerhoof/Metropolis Ensemble, Celebrate Brooklyn, 7/18/08
10. Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale, NY, 7/25/08
11. Radiohead, All Points West Festival, 8/8 and 8/9/08
12. Kenny Barron at the Village Vanguard, 8/27/08
13. 2008 Austin City Limits Festival, Austin TX, 9/26-9/28/08
14. 2008 CMJ Music Marathon, 10/21-10/25/08
15. Bernstein's Mass, United Palace Theater, 10/25/08
16. John Scott performing the complete Messiaen organ music, St. Thomas Church, 10/4-11/22/08
17. Elliott Carter Centenary with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood (7/23-25/08) and Carnegie Hall (12/11/08)