Marta Sanchez – Perpetual Void (CD Review)
Marta Sanchez Perpetual Void Intakt CD 421 Jazz pianist and composer Marta Sanchez was born in Madrid and now resides in Brooklyn. She presents eleven originals on her fifth recording,…
Zwilich Recorded by BMOP (CD Review)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony No. 5 Sarah Brady, flute; Gabriela Diaz, violin Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose, Music Director BMOP/Sound 1098 Composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich turned eighty-five in…
Guided by Voices – “I Am A Scientist” (30th Anniversary Version)
Video: Guided by Voices: “I Am A Scientist,” 30th Anniversary Version Guided by Voices celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of their album Bee Thousand with a remake of one of…
Falletta Conducts Foss on Naxos (CD review)
Lukas Foss – Symphony 1 Amy Porter, Flute; Nikki Chooi, Violin Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor Naxos American Classics Lukas Foss (1922-2009) was an omnivorous composer who, over…
The Met Opera Orchestra at Carnegie Hall (Concert Review)
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director Carnegie Hall June 14, 2024 By Christian Carey for Sequenza 21 NEW YORK – In their last concert appearance this season…
Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion – Sing On (Video)
Composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist Caroline Shaw rejoins Sō Percussion for Rectangles and Circumstance, a new full length recording out today on Nonesuch. To celebrate the release, a video for the lead-off single, “Sing…
The Manhattan Choral Ensemble Sings Victoria (Concert review)
The Manhattan Choral Ensemble, Thomas Cunningham, Director The Victoria Requiem Church of the Blessed Sacrament May 18, 2024 By Christian Carey for Sequenza 21 NEW YORK – The Manhattan…
Kyle Bruckmann: of rivers (Recording review)
Kyle Bruckmann of rivers New Focus Recordings Oboist, composer, and electronic musician Kyle Bruckmann is a dedicated advocate for contemporary concert music. One of the founding members of…
C.P.E. Bach Symphonies on Harmonia Mundi
Carl Philip Emanuel Bach Symphonies from Berlin to Hamburg Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Mayumi Hirasaki and Georg Kallweit, concertmasters Harmonia Mundi Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) was the…
Saturday, March 30th: Kafka Fragments at Tenri
Saturday, March 30th: Kafka Fragments at Tenri On Saturday at 8 PM, Kafka-Fragmente by György Kurtág will be performed at Tenri Cultural Institute (43A West 13th Street,New York NY), by…