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Everything the Rises

Everything that Rises: John Luther Adams Celebrates Landscapes

John Luther Adams‘ new album Everything That Rises (2018) was produced by Cold Blue Music, an…
Author
Kathleen McGowan
Dmitri Tymoczko Fools and Angels

Dmitri Tymoczko’s Fools and Angels (New Focus Recordings)

In 2015, surreal images produced by AIs as they learned to parse objects launched an internet frenzy…
Author
Nick Stevens
Du Yun--Photo by Matt Zugale for Miller Theare

Du Yun Composer Portrait: Seeking the Personal and Profound

The auditorium was still only half-full at 8 PM on November 15 as Du Yun’s loyal fans were making th…
Author
Lauren Ishida
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5 Questions to Brocker Way (composer, Wild Wild Country)

 Netflix’s award winning show Wild Wild Country is the best things I’ve watched in 2018.
Author
Thomas Deneuville
Jessie Montgomery

This week: concerts in New York (November 26, 2018 – December 2, 2018)

Joshua Roman & Gilles Vonsattel Joshua Roman and Gilles Vonsattel explore a range of Western cla…
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Sam Reising
Gelsey Bell This is Not a Land of Kings

Gelsey Bell’s This is Not a Land of Kings: Stark, Simple, and Powerful

How do musicians deal with politics? The question weighs on the minds of composers and performers al…
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James May
Red Wierenga and Kamala Sankaram in Experiments in Opera's Modularias

Experiments in Opera’s Modularias Fuses Voice and Modular Synthesizer

On November 2nd and 3rd, Experiments in Opera‘s “Modularias” presented four new wo…
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Stephanie Boyd
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This week: concerts in New York (November 19, 2018 – November 25, 2018)

MATA Jr. Festival MATA presents its fifth annual MATA Jr. Festival in partnership with the Kaufman M…
Author
Sam Reising
Þráinn Hjálmarsson influence of buildings on musical tone

Þráinn Hjálmarsson’s Influence of Buildings on Musical Tone

Þráinn Hjálmarsson has found great success in his native Iceland and throughout Europe as a composer…
Author
Jarrett Goodchild
The Young People's Chorus of New York City

Young Voices Shine in Young People’s Chorus of NYC New Commissioning Project

What is it like to be a young person in today’s world? “Vocal Currents: Music in Our Changing World,…
Author
Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh
Anna Thorvaldsdottir -- Photo by Saga Sig

Track premiere: ICE Performs Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s Illumine

Today’s track premiere features the International Contemporary Ensemble led by Steven Schick p…
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Reena Esmail

5 Questions to Reena Esmail (composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist)

Los Angeles-based composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Reena Esmail is known for large-scale…
Author
Gemma Peacocke
Kaija Saariaho-- Photo by Priska Ketterer

This week: concerts in New York (November 12, 2018 – November 18, 2018)

Sonic Temples: Music of Saariaho & Barrière with Jennifer Koh, Devóne Tines & Friends The mu…
Author
Sam Reising
Alecia Lawyer

5 Questions to Alecia Lawyer (Founder & Principal Oboist, ROCO)

Working to “shape the future of classical music by energizing, modernizing, and personalizing the co…
Author
Jacob Kopcienski
Kate Soper's IPSA DIXIT at Miller Theatre

Kate Soper’s IPSA DIXIT at Miller Theatre Composer Portraits Series

The 2018-29 Composer Portraits series at Miller Theatre kicked off on Saturday, October 27th with Ka…
Author
Tristan McKay
Christina Petrowska Quilico

5 Questions to Christina Petrowska Quilico (pianist)

Christina Petrowska Quilico has a career that is unparalleled among Canadian pianists. She has long…
Author
Bruce A. Russell
True Fluorescent Skeleton

True Fluorescent Skeleton: Unhinged and Psychedelic (Ehse Records)

The answer to what Bartok’s Mikrokosmos would have sounded like if he had access to psychedelics and…
Author
Kevin Baldwin
Dianne Berkun Menaker and Brooklyn Youth Chorus present Silent Voices

This week: concerts in New York (November 5, 2018 – November 11, 2018)

Brooklyn Youth Chorus Album Release – Silent Voices The Brooklyn Youth Chorus celebrates the release…
Author
Sam Reising
Aizuri Quartet Blueprinting

“In a Word, Stunning:” Aizuri Quartet’s Debut Album Blueprinting

This review could be very short: Aizuri Quartet’s debut album Blueprinting is brilliant. Purch…
Author
Brianna Matzke
Golden Hornet

Album Premiere: Golden Hornet’s The Sound of Science Featuring Jeffrey Zeigler

Today, I CARE IF YOU LISTEN premieres The Sound of Science, a new project from Austin’s compos…
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5 Questions to Eldbjørg Hemsing (violinist)

Eldbjørg Hemsing recently premiered Fire Ritual: A Musical Ritual in Memory for the Victims of War c…
Author
Lana Norris
Momenta Festival IV

Momenta Festival IV: “Ocean Breakup” Curated by Stephanie Griffin

The Momenta Festival, an innovative series of four performances, showcases the Momenta Quartet’s abi…
Author
Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh
Matt Marks

This week: concerts in New York (October 29, 2018 – November 4, 2018)

Words on the Street In this hybrid music-theatre performance, a baby is abducted, and the Seven Dead…
Author
Sam Reising
Aiden Feltkamp--Photo courtesy of the artist

5 Questions to Aiden Feltkamp (ACO Director of Emerging Composers & Diversity)

In late July 2018, the American Composer Orchestra recently announced Aiden Feltkamp as Director of…
Author
Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
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