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In what's sure to be the classiest courtroom battle, a Juilliard-trained composer is suing the Brooklyn Philharmonic for butchering his piece back in 2004. The NY Post reports that Nathan Currier paid over $70,000 to have the troupe perform his two-hour-long magnum opus, only to have the musicians stop short and exit the stage. CEO Catherine Cahill had told him during an intermission that they were in danger of going over and incurring overtime fees due to union rules. After frantically editing down the piece so it wouldn't be a total disaster, the orchestra ended up ignoring the new version and simply stopped short when someone signaled the time limit. He told the paper, "It had a huge impact on me, both psychologically and in a very direct, nuts-and-bolts way. I moved out of New York to write this thing, and assumed it would change my life when it got put on. But it was like the kiss of death to my career." Indeed, the NY Times declared the piece to be nothing more than "dreadful music." Meanwhile, Currier says he would drop the suit if they would play it again.

As mentioned earlier this week, last night an unplanned Battle of the Bands took place between the Brooklyn and New York Philharmonics, both playing Central Park with just 30 minutes between their starting times. Who won? The above photo of the Brooklyn Philharmonic was taken at 8:10 p.m., about 40 minutes after they went on. The below photo of the New York Philharmonic was taken at 9:05 p.m., about 55 minutes after they went on.

Tomorrow evening, while the Brooklyn Philharmonic plays the Central Park Naumburg Bandshell...the New York Philharmonic will be performing at the Central Park Great Lawn. According to those involved, the coincidence is a surprise, but a good way to check out both symphonies in one evening. The unofficial "battle of the bands" is open to the public and free, with Brooklyn starting at 7:30 p.m. and New York at 8 p.m.

Five years after they were closed, two firehouses in Brooklyn have found new purposes: classical music and firefighter advocacy. Engine 204 house at 299 DeGraw in Cobble Hill is being taken over by the Brooklyn Philharmonic. The orchestra has pledged to invest $2.6 million converting the building into administrative offices for the group as well as creating performance space.