If ever a popular song cried out for orchestral treatment, it’s Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Boxer.” The complex arrangement of the magnificent 1969 hit implicitly suggests a connection to the classical repertoire.
That’s one reason the collaboration between Art Garfunkel and the Kansas City Symphony seemed particularly promising.
Yet the symphony sat silently as Garfunkel and his four-piece band performed “The Boxer” for a capacity audience of about 3,200 Friday at the Church of the Resurrection. The result was an exceedingly pleasing if occasionally frustrating evening. Читать далее »
Speakeasy is behind the scenes at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary show tonight. (Read our earlier interview with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame CEO Joel Peresman.) We’re camped backstage, with the rest of the press, at Madison Square Garden, and will reporting back on all the acts as they go on stage. Follow us throughout the night for updates!
6:45 p.m. — Tom Hanks takes the mic in the press room and addresses what he calls the most jaded group of writers in New York right now. He oh-so-eloquently calls the night’s line-up — which consists of Bruce Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, and Crosby, Stills and Nash, plus many, many others — “the music of our generation, the soundtrack of our lives.” He adds that he’s not a massive music aficionado. “I did it for the all access pass,” he says. “I don’t know what to say to half these guys other than wow. I’m lucky to be here.” Читать далее »
Art Garfunkel visited Yale for a Master’s Tea on Wednesday afternoon. The beloved singer, one half of Simon and Garfunkel (as in “So here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson…”), fielded questions about his most successful songs, his artistic relationship with Paul, and his favorite “guilty pleasures.” The Tea had been very well-attended, with a line for seats stretching out the Swing Space door outside the office, fans mingled and waited for autographs.
Scene tried to interview the legendary singer — unfortunately, he was in quite a rush. Sitting in the Swing Space Master’s Office, we managed to fire off a couple of questions. Morse College Master Frank Keil looked on.
Scene: Did you expect the audience to be overflowing like that?
Art Garfunkel: No, I was very pleasantly surprised. I never know how well they know me or how much they’re curious about me. I assume I’m the … the unknown quiet guy behind Paul Simon. I don’t get to fill out what my nature is … very often. So I was very pleased that they cared. Читать далее »
Art Garfunkel addresses 120 lucky students and faculty at a Morse College Master’s Tea yesterday. Over 100 others were turned away.
He’s read the dictionary cover-to-cover. He’s walked across both the United States and most of Europe (though not continuously). And, as part of the famed musical duo Simon and Garfunkel, he’s won five Grammys and recorded three number-one albums.
Students and faculty packed into the Swing Space Activity Room on Wednesday to hear Art Garfunkel speak about the importance of dedication and nuance in creating powerful music at a Morse College Master’s Tea. Turnout for the event was high — about 120 students and faculty crammed into the Tea, and more than 100 were turned away for lack of space, leaving many students irritated. Several students peeked in through an open window during the Tea, at which Garfunkel discussed the meaning behind many of his songs and the virtues he thinks led to his success. Читать далее »
Art Garfunkel will give a solo show in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) on April 9, 2010 at Mile One Centre.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Monday, November 2nd at 12 p.m. Tickets are $60, $65 and $70. They can be purchased at the Mile One Centre Box Office; by phoning (709) 576-7657, (toll free) at 1-800-361-4595 or online at www.admission.com.
