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John Rockwell, Linda Ronstadt, & Alex Ross

In conversation with Steven Winn

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 | Herbst Theatre, 8pm

John Rockwell is a cultural critic with wide-ranging expertise from classical to pop music, modern dance to ballet. From 1972 until 1991 he was a classical music critic for The New York Times and for six of those years also wrote as the paper's chief rock critic. He continued to write for the Times as European cultural correspondent and chief dance critic from 2004 until 2006. Rockwell is the author of four books, including All American Music and Outsider: John Rockwell on the Arts.

Linda Ronstadt's career spans four decades and more than forty albums in several languages. She became an international celebrity with hits like "When Will I Be Loved" and "Blue Bayou." One of America's finest singers, Ronstadt has explored diverse musical styles, from Nelson Riddle-arranged standards to traditional Mexican and Cajun music. "I never thought of myself as a rock singer," she admits. Interpreting her songs with a scholarly approach and a great love of music, Ronstadt has collaborated with a number of musicians, including Philip Glass, Neil Young, James Taylor, Emmylou Harris, and Ann Savoy.

Alex Ross has been the music critic at The New Yorker since 1996. Raised on classical music and proficient on piano and oboe, Ross was a classical radio DJ when he was first introduced to punk music by other DJs. He was previously a music critic for The New York Times and his writing has appeared in Slate, The New Republic, and Best American Essays. His first book is The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, an exploration of the twentieth century music history through thematic essays, from the Viennese premiere of Richard Strauss's Salome in 1906 to minimalist Steve Reich's downtown Manhattan apartment.

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