Thursday: John Cage Day at MoMA
I’ve been greatly enjoying Third Coast Percussion’s new CD/DVD release on Mode. John Cage: The Works for Percussion 2 captures…
Happy 80th Birthday Pauline Oliveros
Best wishes to Pauline Oliveros, who turned eighty today! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-X4raYLHPE&feature=related[/youtube]
Happy Birthday to Austin’s New Music Co-op!
This weekend, the Austin New Music Co-op celebrates its 10th year of wild music with two nights of concerts. The…
2012 Avant Music Festival: Preview and Interview with Randy Gibson
The Avant Music Festival, a 5-night event being held at The Wild Project in NYC between Friday, Feb 10th and…
Happy 75th Birthday Philip Glass!
Philip Glass is 75 today. The American Composers Orchestra gives the American premiere of his 9th Symphony at Carnegie Hall…
Happy 103rd Birthday Elliott Carter!
Elliott Carter is 103. The only composer who lived longer: Leo Ornstein. But Ornstein stopped composing at 97: Carter is…
Winners for Carter Giveaway #2
Congratulations to: Kyle Lynch Ulysses Tone Everette Minchew Mark Wilson Winners, please send me a quick email with your preferred…
Carter Giveaway #2: CDs and Signed Photos!
Courtesy of Boosey and Hawkes, Bridge Records, and Naxos Records, we have another special giveaway that will benefit those not…
Fred Sherry on Elliott Carter at 103
Fred, I’m thinking of setting E.E. Cummings for tenor and chamber orchestra… That’s a wonderful idea, it goes along with…
Brassland is Ten – let the downloads begin!
It’s hard to believe, but one of the primary forces that fostered the “Indie Classical” phenomenon of the aughts is…