It’s minimalist week in the Center of the Universe, highlighted on Friday night by the John Adams 60th birthday concert at Carnegie Hall. Adams will be conducting the American Composers Orchestra in performances of My Father Knew Charles Ives, The Wound-Dresser (with bass-baritone Eric Owens) and the Violin Concerto, with Leila Josefowicz doing the honors.
Meanwhile, […]
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Minimalist Friday
April 25th, 2007 · No Comments · ACO, Classical Music, Contemporary Classical, Film Music, Music Events, New York
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Some of the Notes and Rhythms I Love
October 15th, 2006 · 2 Comments · ACO, Classical Music, Concerts, Contemporary Classical
For all the allusions to chaos and complexity in the American Composers Orchestra’s Orchestra Underground concert at Zankel on Friday night, the evening was a surpisingly mellow–dare I say it, even melodic–affair. If new music is going to be this much fun to listen to there is a real danger that people are going to start coming […]
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The Year of Brad Lubman
October 10th, 2006 · 15 Comments · ACO, Classical Music, Composers, Concerts, Contemporary Classical
Brad Lubman has been involved in the new music scene for nearly two decades but this looks like his breakthrough season. Conductor/composer Lubman makes his guest conductor debut at the helm of the American Composers Orchestra Friday evening at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, when the ACO kicks off its 30th season with its first Orchestra […]
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