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A Tribute to Robert Muczynski

Two years ago today composer Robert Muczynski passed away. He left behind a strong output of mostly…
Author
David Pearson

Announcing our partnership with the Huffington Post

As of today, the Huffington Post started reposting selected articles from I Care if You Listen. The…
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Thomas Deneuville
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Hanging out with Florent Ghys | Hang #5

Fifth installment in our Hang video series: Florent Ghys. Florent Ghys is a composer and upright bas…
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Thomas Deneuville

Thresholds – the healing power of music

Saturday night at St. Paul the Apostle on Manhattan’s west side, the Schola Cantorum on Hudson (SCH)…
Author
Rob Wendt
Prism Quartet

Solid Performance of New Compositions by Prism Saxophone Quartet

Prism Saxophone Quartet gave a solid performance of new works by Curtis Institute students and facul…
Author
David Pearson

Erdem Helvacioğlu, Eleven Short Stories

Let’s play a word association game. If I say, “prepared piano,” many of you might think “John Cage.”…
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Andrew Lee
Gaving Bryars and his ensemble performing

The Sinking of the Titanic: Gavin Bryars Ensemble @ Barbican

Just over one hundred years since the sinking of the Titanic. The tragedy was immortalized with emot…
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Steven Berryman
Brett Dean - Photo by Mark Coulson

SFCMP Zone 5: in which discussing a plan leads to some confusion

Artistic director Steven Schick and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players (SFCMP) concluded t…
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Kelsey Walsh
Brooklyn Phil and Melissa Hughes - Photo by Joshua Simpson

Brooklyn Village at Roulette, by the Brooklyn Philharmonic (Est. 1857)

Last March, and for two nights only, Brooklyn Village was performed in Downtown Brooklyn. Advertised…
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Thomas Deneuville
Marjane Satrapi

Kronos Quartet with Rula Jebreal, Marjane Satrapi, and Tony Kushner @ the Metropolitan Museum

One would think that music and spoken word are two of the most complimentary art forms. They seem li…
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Evan Burke

5 questions to Lynn Bechtold (violinist, member of Zentripetal Duo)

With three more concerts to go, the 26th season of North River Music at Greenwich House Music is not…
Author
Thomas Deneuville
Old First Presbyterian Church in San Francisco

Composers Inc: Season Finale at Old First Presbyterian Church

The concluding concert in Composers Inc.’s season took place on April 24 at San Francisco’s Old Firs…
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Kelsey Walsh
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Aeolus Quartet, Many-Sided Music

You might credit Leonard Berstein for inspiring this CD, who described the “many-sidedness” of Ameri…
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Andrew Lee
Fazil Say

Fazil Say at the Met Museum

Throughout his career, much ink has been spilled concerning Fazil Say’s place at a cultural crossroa…
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Evan Burke

5 questions to Experiments in Opera (composers collective: Jason Cady, Aaron Siegel, and Matthew Welch)

On Thursday, May 10 and Friday, May 11 at 8pm, Experiments in Opera, the new collective founded by c…
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Thomas Deneuville
Ilona-Then-Bergh-Michael-Schaefer-Wen-Sinn-Yang-Leonid-Sabaneev-Piano-Trios

Sabaneev’s Tumultuous Piano Trios Finally Get Their Day in Court

There are rare moments in history when political and social upheaval come together with artistic inn…
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David Pearson
Aisha Orazbayeva - Photo Thomas Deneuville

The Traces of Sound: Aisha Orazbayeva @ Kings Place

Violinist Aisha Orazbayeva presented a compelling programme of contemporary violin works on April 23…
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Steven Berryman
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Kickin’ It Old School: Brooklyn Rider’s 7 Steps

The versatile Brooklyn Rider String Quartet is one of a number of chamber groups seeking to take the…
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David Pearson
DJ Spooky - Photo by Mike Figgis

Highlights of the 2012-2013 season at the Met Museum

As this season was drawing to an end, the Metropolitan Museum was announcing the next, a couple of w…
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Thomas Deneuville
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Third Annual New Music Bake Sale at Roulette

On Sunday, March 11, 2012 the Third Annual New Music Bake Sale took place at Roulette in Brooklyn: g…
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Thomas Deneuville
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Redshift: Kinetic Music (with storm) at Salle Pianos

The small audience who braved a rare San Francisco thunderstorm to get to Redshift’s concert on Apri…
Author
Kelsey Walsh
David Leisner - Photo by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco

Guitar Plus: David Leisner and Jon Klibonoff at Symphony Space

Classical guitar is a pain in the ass. The way you’re meant to sit: weird/humiliating. The disparity…
Author
Elias Blumm

DYGONG – The E·Sessions

Question: When is a group not a group? Answer: Don’t ask DYGONG. – CD Liner Notes The CD arrived in…
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Andrew Lee

5 questions to David Coll (Composer)

MATA 2012 is happening right now for the first time at Roulette, and we wanted to take the time to t…
Author
Thomas Deneuville
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