Happy Geburtstag Helmut!
Helmut Lachenmann, 75 years old this year. How does the news strike us? If a composer in Europe, a better…
Composing and Listening Out Loud
Saturday, March 27th at 7:30pm CDT, anyone in driving range of Birmingham, Alabama should be paying UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall…
Out Today: Osvaldo Golijov’s La Pasión
For those who think that DG’s days of deluxe packaging are over, one only need check out one of today’s…
Monday Night with Dr. Phil
No, not that one… This one, with trusty bass in hand… Phil Fried is a composer long known to me…
Opera Vista: let the battle begin
Spring has definitely sprung down here in Houston; everything that looked dead just a few weeks ago is sprouting all…
Take this detour
I’ve written before about the one and only Alex Temple, late Yalie and NYC denizen, studious University of Michigan grad…
To the Moon, Alice
The awesome Ensemble Pi is performing the latest collaboration between artist William Kentridge and composer Philip Miller at Arts World…
Fun with Google Books, Part 1
I’ve been happily exploring all the free stuff available on Google Books, including complete runs of out of print magazines…
Copyright vs. Copyleft
In reaction to a roundtable discussion on the subject of copyright on The Hooded Utilitarian blog, NYC composer Jonathan Newman hits…
CMA Commissioning Program Deadline – April 9
Our friends at Chamber Music America would like you to know that the deadline for their Classical Commissioning Program deadline…