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Dark Music Days 2016 Recap: Day One

The Dark Music Days Festival takes place within Harpa, a 21st century space of giant proportions; a…
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Gavin Gamboa
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5 Questions to Molly Herron (composer)

Brooklyn-based composer Molly Herron is one fourth of the West 4th New Music collective and finds in…
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Thomas Deneuville
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Nkeiru Okoye’s Opera in Praise of Harriet Tubman

In her opera Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed that Line to Freedom, composer-librettist Nkeiru Okoye d…
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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This week: concerts in New York (February 15 – February 21, 2016)

loadbang | Pop-Up Concerts This Pop-Up includes the folk-inspired soundworld of Taylor Brook’s Ouari…
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Sam Reising
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Career Satisfaction for Music Entrepreneurs: Take the Career Assessment

No matter where you are in your career– whether you are just starting out in your music career…
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Astrid Baumgardner
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Sō Percussion in Seattle and in Your Living Room

An excited audience waited in anticipation for the 7:30 pm downbeat by Sō Percussion in Meany Theate…
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Kevin Baldwin
Finnegan Shanahan Credit Jonah Rosenberg

Track Premiere: The Two Halves by Finnegan Shanahan

Another premiere on I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. Today we’re sharing The Two Halves from the eponymou…
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Thomas Deneuville
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5 Questions to Lia Kohl and Nick Meryhew (Mocrep)

Mocrep, one of the newer ensembles on the burgeoning Chicago contemporary music scene, is making wav…
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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Kahane’s The Fiction Issue: Loss, Love, and Distant Memories

There is no one quite like Gabriel Kahane. Straddling the worlds of pop, classical, and musical thea…
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Sam Reising
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5 Questions to Leah Barclay (composer, sound activist)

Dr. Leah Barclay is a true inter-disciplinarian. A scientist, composer, and artist, she creates imme…
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Zoë Madonna
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New Music Gathering 2016: Massive Meetup in Baltimore

The venerable Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University on stately Mt. Vernon Square in Balt…
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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PROTOTYPE Presents David T. Little’s Dog Days

The PROTOTYPE festival in New York City has quickly emerged as a rite of the New Year. Founded in 20…
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Sam Reising
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5 Questions to Evan Ziporyn about MIT’s Bowie Tribute Concert

Two weeks ago, the music world was devastated by the sudden news of David Bowie’s death from c…
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Zoë Madonna
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Introducing bitKlavier: Dan Trueman’s Nostalgic Synchronic

The piano is limited in its conventional mode of playing– pianists can only use their fingers…
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Jason Charney
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5 Questions to Thórunn Gréta Sigurðardóttir (Artistic Director, Dark Music Days)

Dark Music Days is one of the oldest music festivals that takes place annually in Reykjavík, Iceland…
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Gavin Gamboa
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Grief and Reconciliation: Patrick Castillo’s The Quality of Mercy (Innova)

One of the many benefits of reviewing discs for I CARE IF YOU LISTEN is the opportunity to explore t…
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Don Clark
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5 Questions to Michael Harrison (composer)

Galapagos in C, a unique multimedia performance at the intersection of music, art, and architecture…
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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5 Questions to Matthew Patton (composer, curator)

Matthew Patton is a Canadian composer and the curator of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra New Music F…
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Joanne Lam
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Vancouver Opera Presents Nico Muhly’s Dark Sisters

Thursday, December 10, 2015 marked the penultimate performance of Nico Muhly‘s Dark Sisters fo…
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Joanne Lam
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Meredith Monk and Anne Waldman Conjure Old New York at Danspace

On Friday, December 18, 2015, Danspace Project — a forum for experimentation in choreography — prese…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
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Video Premiere: Spektral Quartet’s The Ancestral Mousetrap

On January 26, Sono Luminus will release Spektral Quartet‘s latest opus Serious Business (pre-…
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Thomas Deneuville
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5 Questions to Jenny Q Chai (pianist)

Jenny Q Chai is a pianist well known for creating unconventional recitals combining live electronics…
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Andrew Tham
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Striking Light, Striking Dark: Striking Words to a Zen Drum

“If light comes, I will strike it. If dark comes, I will strike it.” This is the inspiration behind…
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Ruth Carver
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Steel Hammer: An American Legend Brought to Life at BAM

In the realm of American folklore, almost nothing quite compares to the tale of John Henry. The Appa…
Author
Sam Reising
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