Orchestra of St. Luke’s Robert DeGaetano Composition Institute
In these days of swiping right and hooking up, having a long-term commitment is something special. So when the Orchestra…
Heart of Harp Concerto
This week marks the premiere of a new concerto by Vivian Fung for the harp. Starting in Alabama this Thursday…
Reconstituting “The Loves of Pharaoh” at BAM
We’re approaching the heart of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 30th annual Next Wave Festival, and one of it’s more…
Composers in the Wild
As those of you who regularly read my reports from Ann Arbor know, most of the new music I cover…
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San Diego New Music’s soundON Festival: Evening 1
Full disclosure: I co-founded San Diego New Music in 1994, served as its first Executive Director, and have been a…
An interview with Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Miss Music Nerd (AKA composer/keyboardist Linda Kernohan) recently had an opportunity to chat with Sir Harrison Birtwistle after hearing his…
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Washington D.C.
When Music and Art Collide
On Friday, April 30, 2010, my ensemble, Great Noise Ensemble, will present the last concert of our 2009-10 concert season. …
Out of this world
I’m in Baltimore covering the world (intergalactic) premiere of Judith Lang Zaimont‘s piano concerto, “Solar Traveller” with Timothy Hoft and…
Mandolin Master 2
Labor Day 2009 and while John Clare has an airshift, he also has an interview. Chris Thile is relaxing in…
To the stars with mandolin!
It doesn’t seem all that long ago that I heard the world premiere of Blind Leaving the Blind. (Read about…