Grace Lichtenstein is a former New York Times news reporter and Rocky Mountains bureau chief. She is the author of several books, including Musical Gumbo: The Music of New Orleans (with Laura Dankner). She is a member of PEN, the Authors Guild and the National Book Critics Circle. A native of Brooklyn, NY Grace is a graduate of Brooklyn College. In recent years, as a freelance contributor to numerous national magazines and websites, she has focused on contemporary classical music and book reviewing. Her favorite composers include Messiaen and Jennifer Higdon. She lives in Manhattan.
With classical works by jazz artists Iverson, Lehman and Assad, American Composers Orchestra wound up its fortieth anniversary season, and looked ahead to continued adventures in diversity.
The lights in the concert hall dim. On a large screen behind the orchestra, the titles of the movie that started the summer blockbuster era of 1975 appear. Then the onstage orchestra enters with a suddenly-familiar sound of menace.
