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SONiC Festival – Either/or at Miller Theatre

With composers hailing from France, Germany, England or the US, this fourth night of SONiC Festival…
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Thomas Deneuville

Lightning Slingers and Dead Ringers by Lisa Moore on Cantaloupe

The titular composition of Lisa Moore’s new EP, composed in 2008, refers to a telegraph operator.  T…
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Rob Wendt
Talea Ensemble - Photo by Beowulf Sheehan.

SONiC Festival – Extended Play Marathon at Miller Theatre

The Extended Play Marathon concert on October 16th at Columbia’s Miller Theatre was just that, a mar…
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Neil Prufer
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SONiC Festival – eighth blackbird at Miller Theatre

What a treat for the second night of SONiC Festival to get to see eighth blackbird at the Miller The…
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Thomas Deneuville
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Sonic Festival Opens with 5 Unique Personalities

The Sonic Festival opened with five solid new compositions performed by the American Composers Orche…
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David Pearson
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SONiC – Sounds of a New Century A Festival of 21st Century Music by Composers Age 40 and Under

One of the most anticipated New Music events of this season has started yesterday night (David Pears…
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Thomas Deneuville

Tour Tested, Honour Approved: A review of Eric Honour’s latest album.

Phantasm is a collection of eleven recent compositions for saxophone and computer, sourced from a ca…
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George Heathco
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Plus Minus: Kings Place, London

Kings Place has a wonderfully electric programme of events and the concert, in its smaller hall, of…
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Steven Berryman
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French Composers’ Names – Pierre Boulez

Bank holiday here in the US today (Columbus Day) so you will get two MP3s for the price of one. This…
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Thomas Deneuville
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5 questions to Niels Shoe Meulman (Artist, Calligrapher)

For people interested in the idea of craftsmanship in the 21st century, Niels Shoe Meulman is a drea…
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Thomas Deneuville
Pierre Boulez

London Sinfonietta and Boulez – South Bank, London

Exquisite Labyrinth series: The music of Pierre Boulez / Saturday October 1st 2011 There was somethi…
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Steven Berryman
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Classical Vs. Jazz: Crossing the Great Divide

When I was an undergrad saxophone major, I became very aware of a divide in academia between the “ja…
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Tai Livingston
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So Percussion plays Steven Mackey’s It Is Time at AIR: From time to space… and back

Yesterday night, So Percussion was having a release party for Steven Mackey’s It Is Time (Cant…
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Thomas Deneuville
Georges Delerue

French Composers’ Names — Georges Delerue

This week’s composer might be more famous among movie buffs than concert goers. Indeed, in 198…
Author
Thomas Deneuville

5 questions to Cory Bracken (Percussionist, Executive Director of Stellar Frequencies)

The third installment of Stellar Frequencies this weekend in Fort Greene Park was the ideal opportun…
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Thomas Deneuville
Bang on a Can All-Stars - Photo by Monika Graff

Introducing your Students to Modern Music

One of my biggest concerns in classical music today lies in the area of education. While most kids h…
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Tai Livingston
Hugues Dufourt

French Composers Names’ — Hugues Dufourt

This week’s composer is Hugues Dufourt, another clever chap. Born in 1943 in Lyons, Dufourt tr…
Author
Thomas Deneuville

A few pictures from Music After

Initiated by composers Daniel Felsenfeld and Eleonor Sandresky, Music After was a day-long concert f…
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Thomas Deneuville
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French Composers’ Names – Philippe Manoury

Another post request from a Google+ friend. This time, I’ve been asked to record the pronuncia…
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Thomas Deneuville

A contemporary soundtrack for Mad Men?

As production begins on Mad Men season 5 (premiere expected in March 2012) and we are about to be fl…
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Thomas Deneuville
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French Pieces’ Names — Quatuor pour la fin du temps

A kind reader recently asked me in a comment to cover some titles of Olivier Messiaen pieces. Of cou…
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Thomas Deneuville
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Do you have a composer elevator pitch?

I was attending a Marketing seminar a few weeks ago and as the presenter was discussing 30-second el…
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Thomas Deneuville
Eric Tanguy

French Composers’ Names – Eric Tanguy

Part of the new generation of French composers, Eric Tanguy (born in 1968 in Caen—the capital of the…
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Thomas Deneuville

DETOUR goes solo at The Cell

This last Friday, DETOUR went solo at the Cell. Founded in 2009 by composers Angélica Negrón, Brian…
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Thomas Deneuville
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