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Elliott Carter - Photo by M. Heuer

Brad Lubman conducts American music at the Wien Modern

I have sometimes found performances and recordings of Elliot Carter’s music to be physically trying,…
Author
Caitlin Smith
Nicola Benedetti

5 questions to Nicola Benedetti on Korngold’s Violin Concerto

The Scottish-Italian violinist Nicola Benedetti has an unorthodox choice of repertoire. She was elec…
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Thea Derks
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Hotel Elefant rehearses Michael Gordon’s “For Madeline”

httpv://youtu.be/6ijpII593Fo We met with composers Leaha Maria Villarreal and Mary Kouyoumdjian as t…
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Thomas Deneuville
Jenny Q Chai

This week: concerts in New York (October 29 – November 4, 2012)

Because of Hurricane Sandy, please double check each website to see if the events actually happen, a…
Author
Sam Reising
Pamela Z--Photo by rubra (courtesy of Ars Electronica)

5 questions to Sabrina Lastman and Sasha Bogdanowitsch about Vital Vox 2012

Note that the 2012 Vital Vox Vocal Festival, which was scheduled to take place October 29 and 30 at…
Author
Thomas Deneuville
Toshio Hosokawa

Hosokawa’s The Raven: Gripping Monodrama

On Thursday, October 25, a heartfelt applause rang out after the last flutterings of Toshio Hosokawa…
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Thea Derks
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Third Coast Percussion premieres Augusta Read Thomas’ Resounding Earth

On Sunday, September 30, 2012, Third Coast Percussion performed the premiere of Augusta Read Thomas&…
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Thomas Deneuville
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Martin Schlumpf’s Summer Circle on Navona

Swiss composer and performer Martin Schlumpf (b. 1947) is little known in this country. In fairness,…
Author
Jay Greenberg
Philip Glass - Photo Thomas Deneuville

MATA’s 15th Annual Benefit Gala

On Tuesday, October 16, MATA held its 15th annual benefit gala at the Tibet House in New York City.
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Thomas Deneuville
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This week: concerts in New York (October 22 – October 28, 2012)

American Brass Quintet | Lacerda, Greenberg, Marshall, Starer The program features Elizabethan Dance…
Author
Sam Reising
Rebecca Brandt

Rebecca Brandt’s “Numbers and Shapes” Release Party at Galapagos

On Friday, September 21, composer Rebecca Brandt held a release party for her album Numbers and Shap…
Author
Matt Weber
Monica Harte

5 questions to Monica Harte (soprano, co-founder and general director of Remarkable Theater Brigade)

On Friday, October 19, the Remarkable Theater Brigade is back at Carnegie Hall (Zankel) for another…
Author
Thomas Deneuville
Erdem Helvacioglu

Erdem Helvacioglu’s Freedom to the Black

Anyone who writes music has to figure out how to balance structure and emotion. Logic and unpredicta…
Author
Evan Burke
Guy Barash - Photo by Shimpei Takeda

5 questions to Guy Barash (composer, curator) about Eavesdropping

Eavesdropping, a bold concert series hosted by The Tank and curated by Guy Barash is about to kick o…
Author
Thomas Deneuville
MATA Gala 2011, David T. Little and Yotam Haber

This week: concerts in New York (October 15 – October 21, 2012)

2012 MATA Gala MATA Gala 2011, David T. Little and Yotam Haber Philip Glass, Steve Reich, and Jennif…
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Sam Reising
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Recording of Philip Glass’ Harpsichord Concerto [Video]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CXEqiFM0IY Last month, the West Side Chamber Orchestra, its founder…
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Thomas Deneuville
Samuel Carl Adams

The San Francisco Symphony performs Samuel Carl Adams and Gustav Mahler

Pairing Samuel Carl Adams’ new work Drift and Providence with Mahler’s Fifth Symphony was a bold mov…
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Kelsey Walsh
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This week: concerts in New York (October 8 – October 14, 2012)

The Satie-Cage Connection | Red Light New Music The composer collective Red Light New Music performs…
Author
Sam Reising
Third Coast Percussion and Augusta Read Thomas - Photo by Kirk Richard Smith and Tadashi Omura, with kind permission

The Tolling of Bells: Third Coast Percussion Premieres Resounding Earth at Notre Dame University

Third Coast Percussion gave the world premiere of Resounding Earth by Augusta Read Thomas, at DeBart…
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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Time Loops by Michael Harrison and Maya Beiser on Cantaloupe

I’ve been waiting for this album to come out since the Bang on a Can Marathon back in June. That was…
Author
Sam Reising
Randall West

5 questions to Randall West (composer)

Randall West is a composer and co-founder of the Chicago Composers Orchestra.  The CCO is making gia…
Author
Andrew Tham
Cécile Chaminade

French Composers’ Names: Cécile Chaminade

The pianist and composer Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) was admired by the British Queen Victoria, for…
Author
Thea Derks
TwoSense

This week: concerts in New York (October 1 – October 7, 2012)

Dreamscapes: Metropolis Ensemble celebrates their second studio album The Metropolis Ensemble will b…
Author
Sam Reising
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5 questions about Sonic Circuits DC

The Sonic Circuits Festival of Experimental Music in Washington, D.C. is this weekend, September 28-…
Author
Paul Moon
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