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Wavefield Ensemble

Wavefield Ensemble: “Visible Traces” at National Sawdust

You may not be familiar with Wavefield Ensemble, but if you’ve spent any amount of time attending co…
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Tristan McKay
Bearthoven

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

Anaïs Maviel: who is this ritual for and from? In collaboration with choreographer Daria Faïn, compo…
Author
Sam Reising
Jaap van Zweden conducts New York Philharmonic in world premiere of Julia Wolfe's Fire in My Mouth at David Geffen Hall

Fire in my mouth: Julia Wolfe Examines Immigration and the Labor Movement

I didn’t think it was possible for Julia Wolfe to outdo her 2014 Anthracite Fields, but I was wrong.
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Rebecca Lentjes
PUBLIQuartet

5 Questions to PUBLIQuartet about “Freedom and Faith”

PUBLIQuartet, Artists-in-Residence at National Sawdust, is a string quartet seeking to challenge the…
Author
Tracy Monaghan
AEQUA ICE and Anna Thorvaldsdottir

AEQUA: Anna Thorvaldsdottir and ICE Invite Ecological Listening

In recent years, the environment and humankind’s ecological impact have been a frequent subject in c…
Author
Jacob Kopcienski
Allison Loggins-Hull (photo: Rafael Rios)

5 Questions to Allison Loggins-Hull (composer, flutist)

Allison Loggins-Hull is a composer and flutist based in Montclair, NJ. She is one of two musicians s…
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Andrew Stock
Gemma Peacocke

This week: concerts in New York (January 28, 2019 – February 3, 2019)

Either/Or Miller Theatre’s Pop-Up Concerts continue with Either/Or performing the music of Ric…
Author
Sam Reising
Face the Music with Mazz Swift

Kaufman Music Center’s Face the Music with Mazz Swift at Roulette

Face the Music, a Kaufman Music Center program, gives teenagers a glimpse into the world of composin…
Author
Stephanie Boyd
Maria Finkelmeier A Line that Terminates at the Present

A Line that Terminates at the Present: Maria Finkelmeier’s Composer Debut

A Line that Terminates at the Present, Maria Finkelmeier’s debut album as a composer, skillfully wea…
Author
Kevin Baldwin
Ursula Oppens

5 Questions to Ursula Oppens (pianist) on her 75th Birthday

You can’t tread very far into the world contemporary classical music without coming across legendary…
Author
Tristan McKay
Rachel Barton Pine Blues Dialogues

Rachel Barton Pine’s Blues Dialogues Explores Blues and Classical Idioms

Rachel Barton Pine is a versatile violinist and advocate for both new music and the cataloguing of m…
Author
Clover Nahabedian
Karl Jenkins

This week: concerts in New York (January 21, 2019 – January 27, 2019)

The Music Of Sir Karl Jenkins: A 75th Birthday Celebration DCINY presents the US premiere of Sir Kar…
Author
Sam Reising
Yevgeny Kutik and Gity Razaz

Track Premiere: Yevgeny Kutik Performs Gity Razaz’s Cadenza for the Once Young

Today’s track premiere comes to us from “Meditations on Family,” violinist Yevgeny…
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Philip Venables' 4.48 Psychosis at PROTOTYPE

Philip Venables’ 4.48 Psychosis at PROTOTYPE

“It’s absorbing, and even after two volumes I can’t figure out why.” The gentleman seated in front o…
Author
Lana Norris
Natalie Draper

Active Listening #2: Until there is nothing left by Natalie Draper

Active Listening is a series that unites composers with audiences who care about social justice. The…
Author
Lior Willinger
Leah Coloff's ThisTree at PROTOTYPE 2019

Leah Coloff’s ThisTree: Storytelling and Song at PROTOTYPE

When the new year has just begun to settle in, the PROTOTYPE festival emerges to remind us of the ad…
Author
Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh
Mazz Swift

This week: concerts in New York (January 14, 2019 – January 20, 2019)

Face the Music On January 14, Face the Music performs at Roulette with Mazz Swift and the Internatio…
Author
Sam Reising
Unheard-of//Ensemble

Track Premiere: Unheard-of//Ensemble Performs Erin Rogers’ Family Picnic 2008

Today’s track premiere features Unheard-of//Ensemble performing Erin Rogers‘ Family Picn…
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inti figgis-vizueta

5 Questions to inti figgis-vizueta (composer)

inti figgis-vizueta is a non-binary Quechua/Latinx composer from Washington, D.C. As head of the Bou…
Author
Gemma Peacocke
Fuse Ensemble's 3: Music of Gina Biver

Space, Identity, Audio in 3: The Music of Gina Biver (Ravello Records)

3: The Music of Gina Biver (Ravello Records) begins with Gina Biver herself, speaking directly in fr…
Author
Hannah Rosa Schiller
Kamala Sankaram

5 Questions to Kamala Sankaram (Co-Artistic Director, Experiments in Opera)

Kamala Sankaram is not easily defined. It’s not so much that she defies labels but rather that she f…
Author
Lauren Ishida
Caroline Shaw

This week: concerts in New York (January 7, 2019 – January 13, 2019)

PROTOTYPE: Out of Bounds | PROTOTYPE Festival PROTOTYPE presents its third iteration of Out of Bound…
Author
Sam Reising
Zoe and Jack Johnstone

5 Questions to Jack and Zoe Johnstone (Johnstone Fund for New Music)

Columbus, Ohio tends not to attract much hype, despite being among the Midwest’s few fast-grow…
Author
Nick Stevens
Leah Dunbar

New Voices Essay Contest Third Place Winner: Leah Dunbar

Last year, I CARE IF YOU LISTEN partnered with 21CM to create the “New Voices” essay contest, inviti…
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