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AbsoLUTEly New: Jozef van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch @ Le Poisson Rouge

In a museum, 1,000 years from now, beside the wing of long extinct animals that contains the taxider…
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Elias Blumm
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Artistry that Runs in the Blood

Pianist Ursula Oppens and the Jack String Quartet provided insightful performances of music by two o…
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David Pearson
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Nick Zammuto and Jason Treuting with Janus, Daisy Press, and Grey McMurray @ Ecstatic Music Festival

Frank Zappa famously asked, “Does humor belong in music?”. He asked this question using an absurdist…
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Evan Burke
Composer Ann Southam

Handwritten vs. digitally engraved scores, an opinion post by R. Andrew Lee

Earlier this week, a tweet by R. Andrew Lee (a wonderful New Music pianist that you should really di…
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Thomas Deneuville
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5 questions to Danya Katok (Soprano)

You have one of the most interesting repertoire lists I have ever seen. Your operatic roles move acr…
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Lauren Ishida
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Sonic Art Saxophone Quartet’s new album of works by Glass and Nyman

There are two multi-movement works by Philip Glass and one by Michael Nyman on the new album release…
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Matt Weber
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yMusic, Richard Reed Parry and Son Lux at Merkin Hall

For a vegetarian, going to a vegetarian restaurant (or an allergen free restaurant for someone suffe…
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Thomas Deneuville

Austin TX Offers New Sounds at the Gershwin Hotel

The Fast Forward Austin new music festival brought the noise to NYC with a concert February 23rd at…
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David Pearson
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5 questions to Joan La Barbara (composer, performer, educator)

This weekend’s Ne(xt)works’ Music Without Dance—a multi-event festival focusing on recent and histor…
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Thomas Deneuville

Arvo Pärt Spans the Millenial Divide with Timeless Gems (Naxos)

Pärt Piano Music by Naxos features pianist Ralph van Raat interpreting the Estonian composer’s music…
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Rob Wendt
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Hanging out with Timothy Andres | Hang #3

For this Hang #3, Timothy Andres welcomed us in his Brooklyn apartment. We talked about his Nonesuch…
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Thomas Deneuville
Nicole Lizée

5 questions to Nicole Lizee (Composer)

In Death to Kosmische you have the string quartet use a stylophone and an omnichord. In the past you…
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Paul Kilbey
Crouch End Festival Chorus

Crouch End Festival Chorus/David Temple: Barbican, London

The Crouch End Festival Chorus, directed by David Temple, has established itself as a leading chorus…
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Steven Berryman
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Claire Chase releases Terrestre on New Focus Recordings

On her new album Terrestre, Claire Chase achieves every woodwind player’s fantasy: playing with a pe…
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David Pearson
Brooklyn Rider - Photograph by Sarah Small

Premiere Commission 10th anniversary concert at Le Poisson Rouge

The Premiere Commission 10th Anniversary Concert at Le Poisson Rouge, February 13th, 2012, featured…
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Matt Weber
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A Far Cry, Slow Six and This Will Destroy You at Ecstatic Music Festival

Music is often colorfully compared to alchemy. Both arts involve the careful meeting of scientific l…
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Evan Burke
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Hanging out with Leah Kardos at Steinway Hall | Hang #2

Leah Kardos was in town this week and I am so happy I got to hang out with her (and her friend Liz).
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Thomas Deneuville
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Sxip Shirey and Angélica Negrón at Ecstatic Music Festival

The length of an usual article on this blog would probably not be enough to merely list the differen…
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Matt Weber

5 Questions to Ben Bunch (Artist)

Your third solo show, “Twenty-first Century Freemasonry”, opened on January 21 at The Proposition. W…
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Thomas Deneuville
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Indie-Classical Guitars: Music for 1, 2, 3, and 4 guitars at LPR

On January 26, I spent the evening at Le Poisson Rouge for a show called Indie-Classical Guitars: Mu…
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Evan Flath
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Jherek Bischoff and the Wordless Music Orchestra open the 2012 Ecstatic Music Festival

This year’s edition of Ecstatic Music Festival just started and even if it won’t feature Judd Greens…
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Thomas Deneuville
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Kronos Quartet’s Early Music at the Barbican, London

The Kronos Quartet completed their week-long residence with the Barbican Centre in London with a typ…
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Paul Kilbey

James Noyes’ Imaginings at Our Saviour’s Atonement

James Noyes James N…
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Evan Burke
Judd Greenstein

5 questions to Judd Greenstein (Composer)

As the 2012 edition of the Ecstatic Music Festival is about to start, we asked 5 questions to Judd G…
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Thomas Deneuville
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