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Kingly new sounds

December 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Choral Music, Composers, Contemporary Classical, Grammy, Music Events, Performers

The King’s Singers are celebrating 40 years of performances and alot of new music for voices! They’ll perform holiday music this Friday and Saturday with the NY Pops and are nominated for a Grammy Award for their Simple Gifts album. Coming up is a new release of Valentines including composers like Libby Larsen.
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Riding the Next Wave: Michael Gordon

December 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Bang on a Can, CDs, Composers, Concerts, Festivals, Music Events, New York

This week the Next Wave Festival 2008 is raging at BAM, and there are several chances next week to hear Lightning at our feet, the latest from Ridge Theater and Michael Gordon at the Harvey Theater. (Dec 9, 11-13)
Gordon and I spoke on the phone about the new work that premiered in Houston. Listen to […]

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Interpretations Season #20 Artist Blog #4 — JB Floyd, Raphael Mostel

November 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Chamber Music, Classical Music, Composers, Concerts, Contemporary Classical, Downtown, Experimental Music, Improv, Music Events, New York, Piano

This Fall marks the twentieth season of provocative programming in New York City brought to you by Interpretations. Founded and curated by baritone Thomas Buckner in 1989, Interpretations focuses on the relationship between contemporary composers from both jazz and classical backgrounds and their interpreters, whether the composers themselves or performers who specialize in new music. To celebrate, Jerry Bowles […]

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Watch Out for David Lang

October 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Bang on a Can, Chamber Music, Composers, Downtown, Minimalism, Music Events, New York

David Lang, who you will recall won this year’s Pulitzer with his piece The Little Match Girl Passion, will be submitting himself to the hard-hitting S21 interview next week.  I’ll be asking him what he plans to do about the financial meltdown, the war in Iraq, and whether he stands by his selection of Sarah […]

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Last Night in L.A.: Gloria

October 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Contemporary Classical, Music Events

Gloria Cheng opened the Piano Spheres season last night at Zipper Hall. Much of the concert comprised selections from her recent recording, Piano Music of Salonen, Stucky and Lutoslawski, and if you don’t yet have this in your library, now is a good time to correct your omission. And here’s just one of its good […]

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August 4, 1964: Five Things

September 19th, 2008 · 11 Comments · Composers, Concerts, Music Events, Orchestral

I heard the world premiere of Steven Stucky’s August 4, 1964 with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and soloists with Jaap van Zweden last night in Dallas.

1. Not since the golden age of Handel oratorios has something like August 4, 1964 been so touching and well crafted; from the amazing libretto by Gene Scheer to […]

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August 4, 1964: Preview

September 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Composers, Contemporary Classical, Music Events

Tomorrow night is the world premiere of Steven Stucky’s August 4, 1964 with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and soloists.
I spoke with Stucky last summer in Ithaca, NY about the work. Listen to the interview here. (about 4 minutes)
I’ll have more coverage of the premiere tomorrow night and reactions on Friday.
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M50: Minimalism Turns Fifty

August 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Concerts, Contemporary Classical, Downtown, Minimalism, Music Events, New York

This September marks the 50th anniversary of musical Minimalism, an artistic revolution which critic Kyle Gann has described as “the most important musico-historical event of my lifetime.” I’m delighted to announce that Sequenza21, in collaboration with the exciting new concert series Music On MacDougal, will be celebrating this important milestone with a concert of early […]

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Saturday Afternoon in Ojai: a Midway Report

June 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Contemporary Classical, Music Events

Saturday afternoon, already. We’re half-way through this year’s Ojai Music Festival, and I need some time-shifter to slow things down. Today’s mid-day concert was superb. Dawn Upshaw, but that’s redundant. It was a lovely program. Each song, seemingly, gave her a different opportunity to tell a story. Anyone there […]

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ICO (formerly VIM:TRIBECA) Concert Series Disaster

January 27th, 2008 · 15 Comments · Composers, Concerts, Contemporary Classical, Festivals, Music Events, New York

Last year, many of us saw a posting regarding the VIM:Tribeca concert series. The organizers, Judd Greenstein and Kimball Gallagher, wanted to put on concert series of mostly new works; the composers were responsible for providing performers. The concerts were to be put on in the Gallerie Icosahedron (I’m deliberately not linking to […]

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