Summer Music Festivals 2010

  • WQXR Editorial /

    Taking a Break with Music

    This is the last week of the traditional vacation season. I love the terms associated with vacation. To “vacate” means to “get out.”  “Relax” means to “loosen.” We also “take a break,... Aug 30, 2010

  • WQXR Features /

    A Modern Weekend in Ojai

    Summer has not yet officially arrived, but classical music is already decamping from the cities and heading for more bucolic settings. The Ojai Music Festival got an early start under... Jun 16, 2010

    A Modern Weekend in Ojai
  • The Arts File /

    Summer Opera in New York

    Many music lovers argue New York is at its best during the summer. Heidi Waleson of The Wall Street Journal gives WQXR her picks for summer opera.

    Jun 4, 2010

    Summer Opera in New York
  • WQXR Editorial /

    Brooklyn's Darmstadt: Flutronix

    Throughout June, Brooklyn’s Issue Project Room will host its annual Darmstadt Institute festival, which takes part of its name from the German festival and city Darmstadt. The Brookly... Jun 2, 2010

    Brooklyn's Darmstadt: Flutronix
  • WQXR Editorial /

    Music in Summer, No Charge

    It’s Memorial Day, the traditional start of the summer season. Elsewhere on this website is a guide to great summer music festivals in New York City, the surrounding area, across the ... May 31, 2010

  • WQXR Features /

    A Fanfare of Festivals

    Summer is the time for engagingly mindless action movies, escapist beach novels and grilling in backyards and on rooftops. It's also a time when classical music takes to the great outdoors.

    May 27, 2010

    A Fanfare of Festivals
  • Top 5 @ 105 /

    Top 5 Al Fresco Music Festivals

    The spring concert season may be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean the music stops. Instead, it heads outdoors. Check out our list of the top five outdoor area concert festivals this summer.

    May 18, 2010

    Top 5 Al Fresco Music Festivals