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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
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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
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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
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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
Jillian Flexner

5 Questions to Jillian Flexner (Executive Director, Fresh Squeezed Opera)

Have you seen the #5X5Challenge floating around on social media? Fresh Squeezed Opera’s Executive Di…
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Megan Ihnen
Dario Calderone

Opening La Biennale di Venezia: Focus on Zappa, Carter, & Double Bass

The yearly International Festival of Contemporary Music staged by La Biennale di Venezia opened its…
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Thea Derks
Dito and Aeneas

Opera Philadelphia’s O18 Festival: A Company at a Crossroads

Over the past couple of years, Opera Philadelphia has taken bold steps toward positioning itself at…
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Amanda Cook
David Lang

This week: concerts in New York (October 8, 2018 – October 14, 2018)

The Mile-Long Opera The Mile-Long Opera, a citywide public engagement project, brings together 1,000…
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Sam Reising
Eric Moe Uncanny Affable Machines

High-tech and Low-tech Interact on Eric Moe’s Uncanny Affable Machines

In his new album on New Focus Recordings, Uncanny Affable Machines, composer-pianist Eric Moe unveil…
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Jillian DeGroot
High Zero Festival

High Zero 20th Anniversary Tour Brings Improvised, Experimental Music to Roulette

On Wednesday, September 19, 2018, New York’s downtown music scene was invigorated by a fresh a…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
Tan Dun at Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival

Joy in Memorial: Tan Dun at Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival

Let’s sit Tan Dun on a couch between Beyoncé, Mozart, and Solange. Her Louvre takeover, his operas,…
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Lana Norris
David Ludwig and Katie Ford

5 Questions to David Ludwig and Katie Ford about The Anchoress

Katie Ford’s poetry probes the “spiritual cost of survival” (New York Times Book Review)—an equally…
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Jeremiah Cawley
Patricia Alessandrini

This week: concerts in New York (October 1, 2018 – October 7, 2018)

The Mahler Question: Fatal Cracks For the opening concert of the 9th edition of Moving Sounds, Argen…
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Sam Reising
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