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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Trios for Two

“Dynamic Skill:” Molly Gebrian and Danny Holt’s Trios for Two (Innova)

The six works presented on the self-titled album Trios for Two, a 2017 Innova release by Danny Holt…
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Tracy Monaghan
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5 Questions to Aeryn Santillan and Andrew Noseworthy (People Places Records)

Aeryn Santillan and Andrew Noseworthy started independent record label People Places Records in 2017…
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Jason Charney
Nordic Affect

Track Premiere: Nordic Affect Performs Hildur Guðnadóttir’s Point of Departure

Today’s track premiere features Icelandic ensemble Nordic Affect performing Hildur Guðnadóttir…
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Gabriella Smith

This week: concerts in New York (October 22, 2018 – October 28, 2018)

Ensemble Connect Ensemble Connect kicks off its 2018–2019 season by performing Ligeti’s Six Bagatell…
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Sam Reising
Paolo Bortolameolli

LA Phil Kicks Off its 100th with Young Composers and LA’s Newest Music

America’s “most important” orchestra may technically be turning 99 this month –– they performed thei…
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Catherine Womack
Mary Kouyoumdjian--Photo by Dominica Eriksen

5 Questions to Mary Kouyoumdjian about Words on the Street

In May 2018, the new music scene lost an outspoken advocate with the sudden passing of composer-perf…
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Amanda Cook
Esther Lamneck Tárogató Constructions

Esther Lamneck’s Tárogató Constructions: Sonic Environments and Improvisation

On her recent release from Innova, Esther Lamneck trades her clarinet for its country cousin (the co…
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Colin Holter
Kate Soper--Photo by Marco Giugliarelli

5 Questions to Kate Soper (composer) about IPSA DIXIT

Kate Soper is best known for her work with the Wet Ink Ensemble. The group recently released an albu…
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Lauren Ishida
Momenta Quartet

This week: concerts in New York (October 15, 2018 – October 21, 2018)

Ocean Breakup | Momenta Festival Ocean Breakup explores the literary connection between tales of hea…
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Sam Reising
Ingrid Stölzel The Gorgeous Nothings

Ingrid Stölzel’s The Gorgeous Nothings: On Vocal Style and Longing

Ingrid Stölzel has a gift for evoking a sense of longing. One listen to any of the pieces on her new…
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Hannah Rosa Schiller
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