NYC Correspondent columns for About Basque Country

"Tracing a Musical Source in Basque Country: the Birthplace of Maurice Ravel"
A recent musical pilgrimage along the Bay of Biscay.

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Select Reviews: Travel, food, culture

"Two meals in Basque Country: a delicious study in contrast"
Sampling the food capital of the world.

"Cincinnati's Abigail Street"
Warming Mediterranean on a cold winter's night.

"A Drink in the Clouds: NYC's Ophelia"
A rooftop cocktail bar where you may or may not find Frank Sinatra.

"Rocker St. Vincent stages NYC reunion"
An NYC rock show that was so much more.

Editorial for Clyde Fitch Report, the nexus of art and politics

"Calling 'Doctor Atomic': In Santa Fe, Peter Sellars Revisits the Bomb"
An interview with the legendary director as the landmark opera opens in Santa Fe.

"In the Age of #MeToo, I'm Thinking About Yuja Wang"
On the glass ceiling of women's concert attire.

"Omaha's Under the Radar Festival is OUTR of this World"
Inclusive, experimental art in Nebraska.

"How 'Nailed It' Fails It"
What the Pinterest-inspired Netflix series gets all wrong.

"10 Nominees for Trump's Chair, National Endowment for the Arts"
A solid, speculative list for the nation's top arts post.

"Must be the Bourbon: Inclusive Classical Music in Kentucky"
The Louisville Orchestra has nourished a community around new music for decades.

"Can Divan Orchestra Bring Peace to the Middle East?"
An experiment in cultural diplomacy.

"Triangle Shirtwaist Burns with 'Fire in My Mouth' Oratorio"
A NY-inspired premiere by Julia Woolf at the NY Phil.

"Classical Music Gets a Modern Makeover by Women"
Women composers (finally) produced at the Metropolitan Opera.