This 13th annual festival will offer many children's events, including a tree lighting; concerts by the Laurie Berkner Band and the Dirty Sock Funtime Band; free screenings of "Annie" at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center; performances by Jack Frost of the Big Apple Circus; and arts and crafts.
This 12th annual festival will offer many children's events, including a tree lighting; concerts by Joanie Leeds & the Nightlights; a reading by former Mayor Edward I. Koch, who will sign "Eddie Shapes Up," the new children's book he wrote with his sister, Pat Koch Thaler; performances by the Big Apple Circus; street pageantry from Arm-of-the-Sea Arm-of-the-Sea Arm-of-the-Sea Arm-of-the-Sea
Ducking through a crowd of tourists at Rockefeller Center, the singer Cee Lo Green took a breather during rehearsals for NBC's annual tree-lighting concert on Nov. 30.
And "Danny Boy," strummed and picked with his thumb, with constantly moving harmony, played quietly but with crushing force, was remarkable: the heaviest moment of a pretty light concert.
"Now That's What I Call Music, Vol. 27" rose two spots to No. 3; and Day26's self-titled debut on Bad Boy/Atlantic fell two to No. 4. Van Morrison's "Keep It Simple" (Lost Highway) sold 37,000 copies to bow at No. 10 — his highest position ever — and the soundtrack to the Rolling Stones' "Shine a Light" concert film, released by Interscope, opened at No. 11.
There will also be a stadium sound and light concert that will see lighting designer Durham Marenghi work with 500 dancers on the theme of illusion and fairs.
Although music critics and Harrison biographers have generally viewed the album track in a negative light, concert reviewers identified it as an effective opener for the shows.
Leroy composed short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler.
The germ of the presentation came from Antony's friend Marina Abramovic, the celebrated performance artist, who "was encouraging me to pursue a less typical approach to lighting a concert," Antony said.
David Stubbs An odd place, the light classical concert.
"Winter Wonder Lights," laser concert featuring holiday music.
