DIABOLUS IN MUSICA 19 years ago tonight we marked the first anniversary of the passing of Magus Anton Szandor LaVey with a sold-out piano concert in Manhattan titled DIABOLUS IN MUSICA by the brilliant Dr. Mark Birnbaum. The performance was splendid and the audience deeply moved. As you can see from the program above, it was a selection of evocative works meant to celebrate the uniqueness of Magus LaVey. Below are selections from that magical evening. On this 20th anniversary of his passing, we know many of you will join us in pondering the life and legacy of the inimitable […]
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NYC pianist, Dr. Mark Birnbaum, takes a trip down melody memory lane in Paris 40 years later. An adventure captured by Cédric B. von Sydow. A cross between the Mad Hatter and Jelly Roll Morton, Mark Birnbaum is an eccentric and talented New York City pianist who played the memorial concert marking the anniversary of the death of Anton Szandor LaVey. He spent one magical year in Paris in 1974. Forty years later we take Mark back to the City of Lights to seek out his old friends and favorite places. A musical, emotional and no doubt humorous journey, the […]