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Marilyn Nonken

This week: concerts in New York (March 11, 2019 – March 17, 2019)

Marilyn Nonken | Pop-Up Concerts Pianist Marilyn Nonken explores the relationship between teacher an…
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Sam Reising
Dai Fujikura Diamond Dust

Dai Fujikura’s Diamond Dust Explores Diverse Textures (Minabel Records)

What does it mean to write music of substance in 2019? In olden days, the turn of phrase separated “…
Author
Nick Stevens
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5 Questions to Peri Mauer (composer, cellist, conductor)

We first met Peri Mauer as our standmate in the back-row chorus for the world premiere of Marcos Bal…
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
David Smooke

Active Listening #4: H8 Speech by David Smooke

Active Listening is a series that unites composers with audiences who care about social justice. The…
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Lior Willinger
New York Festival of Song

“Hyphenated-Americans” at NYFOS Features Multicultural Vocal Music

On February 20th at Merkin Hall, the New York Festival of Song‘s “Hyphenated-Americans&#…
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Tristan McKay
Contemporaneous

This week: concerts in New York (March 4, 2019 – March 10, 2019)

Contemporaneous IMAGINATION Presents In a snapshot of the endlessly varied forms of musical expressi…
Author
Sam Reising
Gemma Peacocke Waves and Lines

Gemma Peacocke’s Waves and Lines Amplifies Stories of Afghan Women

The evocation of place is central in Gemma Peacocke’s Waves and Lines (New Amsterdam Records). Her n…
Author
Hannah Rosa Schiller
Kate Sheeran

5 Questions to Kate Sheeran (Executive Director, Kaufman Music Center)

Kate Sheeran, a hornist and brilliant educational administrator, succeeded the retiring Lydia Kontos…
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Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Ljova Solo Opus

Ljova’s SoLò Ópus Explores Improvisation with Fadolín and Loop Pedal

Composer, arranger, and violinist/violist Lev Zhurbin, a.k.a. Ljova, has a diverse array of musical…
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James May
Ayça Çetin--Photo by Jabez Co

5 Questions to Ayça Çetin (flutist) about Cosmos New Music

Cosmos New Music is an ensemble dedicated to contemporary music that incorporates multiple genres an…
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Jarrett Goodchild
Inbal Segev

This week: concerts in New York (February 25, 2019 – March 3, 2019)

Cutting Edge Concerts The February 25 program will begin with pianist Nadia Shpachenko-Gottesman per…
Author
Sam Reising
Helga Davis--Photo courtesy Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Helga Davis Brings New Perspectives to Boston’s Gardner Museum

“I woke up this morning thinking about planting seeds.” In her warm voice that exudes a characterist…
Author
Amanda Cook
Nicolas Benavides--Photo by Vivian Sachs

5 Questions to Nicolas Lell Benavides (composer)

Nicolas Lell Benavides is a Los Angeles and San Francisco-based composer from New Mexico. His comic…
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Gemma Peacocke
4 Bucolic Machines

Video Premiere: Now Hear Ensemble Performs 4 Bucolic Machines (Ghys)

Today’s video premiere features Now Hear Ensemble (flutist Adriane Hill, clarinetist Amanda Kr…
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Nouveau Classical Project Currents

Currents: Nouveau Classical Project Releases Debut Album

Nouveau Classical Project released their debut album Currents with Gold Bolus Recordings on December…
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Brianna Matzke
M. Lamar

This week: concerts in New York (February 18, 2019 – February 24, 2019)

Lux et Amor: The Music of Dan Forrest and Ola Gjeilo DCINY conductor James Meaders leads the Disting…
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Sam Reising
Da Capo Chamber Players

Music on the Edge: Da Capo Chamber Players at the Warhol Museum

On Saturday, February 2, 2019, the Andy Warhol Museum welcomed New York’s storied Da Capo Cham…
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Retrouvailles

Video Premiere: Compitello and Truesdell Perform Aperghis’ Retrouvailles

Today’s Four/Ten Media video premiere features MikeDrop Duo (Mike Compitello and Mike Truesdel…
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José Martínez

Turning Up the Volume: José Martínez (percussionist, composer)

Turning Up the Volume is a collection of interviews that focuses on the individual stories of up and…
Author
Jessica Griggs
Composers Now 2019 Festival Opening Event--Photo by Nan Melville

Composers Now 2019 Festival Opening Event at National Opera Center

The Composers Now 2019 Festival Opening Event showed off an organization on target. Few evenings wra…
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Lana Norris
Courtney Bryan

This week: concerts in New York (February 11, 2019 – February 17, 2019)

Hidden Figures Vocalist and WQXR host Helga Davis and composers Courtney Bryan and Shelley Washingto…
Author
Sam Reising
Post-Haste Reed Duo

Track Premiere: Post-Haste Reed Duo Performs Takuma Itoh’s Snapshots

Today’s track premiere features Post-Haste Reed Duo (saxophonist Sean Fredenburg and bassoonist Javi…
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Continuum--Photo by Nicola Betts

Toronto Celebrates New Music with Sixth Annual 21C Music Festival

From January 16-20, 2019, the sixth annual 21C Music Festival found Toronto in the grip of an extrem…
Author
Bruce A. Russell
Wendel Patrick

Active Listening #3: Pipeline (SPP) by Wendel Patrick

Active Listening is a series that unites composers with audiences who care about social justice. The…
Author
Lior Willinger
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