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Danielle Jagelski -- Photo by Four Ten Media

Indigenous Sounds Resound in a Dynamic Concert by Voices of Ascension and Guests

The gargantuan, stunning Church of Ascension in Greenwich Village gave audience members a profound s...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
Big Ears 2025 Wadada Leo Smith's Radio Light and Orange Wave Electric -- Photo by Andy Feliu

Big Ears Festival 2025 Reminds Us to Open Ourselves to Wild and Wonderful Sounds

During the weekend of Big Ears, music is everywhere in Knoxville, Tennessee. Market Square, a centra...
Author
Vanessa Ague
Jessie Montgomery -- Photo by Rob Davidson for Miller Theatre at Columbia University

Jessie Montgomery Composer Portrait is a Prismatic Snapshot of Her Many Stylistic Influences

It’s not easy to write something new about composer, violinist, and educator Jessie Montgomery – to...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Yasuaki Shimizu -- Photo by Ryan Muir, courtesy of AdHoc

Yasuaki Shimizu Re-Introduces Himself at National Sawdust

The vernal equinox has shepherded us into an air of newness and return. This was clear on March 20,...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Miya Masaoka and Melissa Smey -- Photo by Rob Davidson for Miller Theatre at Columbia University

At Miller Theatre, Miya Masaoka’s Composer Portrait is a Deconstruction of Playful Chaos

For her Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre on March 6, Miya Masaoka presented a substantial, cohesi...
Author
Lana Norris
American Composers Orchestra with Tito Muñoz -- Photo by Alfred Kan

American Composers Orchestra Explores Latin American Music’s Transatlantic Roots at Carnegie Hall

Under the leadership of CEO Melissa Ngan and Artistic Director Curtis Stewart, the American Composer...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
Julia Bullock, Christian Reif, and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra -- Photo by Lawrence Sumulong, courtesy of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Bullock’s “History’s Persistent Voice” Collapses the Past and the Present at Lincoln Center

The idea for soprano Julia Bullock’s project “History’s Persistent Voice” came eight years ago when...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
VOX -- Photo by Steven Pisano

New Chamber Ballet Debuts Two New Works of Stunning Athleticism and Intimacy

Founded in 2004 by choreographer Miro Magloire, New Chamber Ballet is an organization dedicated to t...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
standard issue -- Photo by Lakruwan Rajapaksha

standard issue Bring a Striking Performance of Modern Works to London’s St. Giles Camberwell

Formed at the Royal College of Music in 2022, standard issue describe themselves as ‘a London-based...
Author
Caroline Potter
Primero Sueño at The Cloisters -- Photo by Jill Steinberg

Paola Prestini & Magos Herrera Center Sor Juana’s Radical Mysticism in “Primero Sueño”

In their stunning processional opera, co-creators Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera and director Loui...
Author
Lana Norris
The Orchestra of Futurist Noice Intoners conducted by Luciano Chessa -- Courtesy of Wigmore Hall

London Contemporary Music Festival Marks 10 Years with a Celebration of Experimental Music’s Legacy

With performances ranging from improvisation to film, electronic music and DJs, and orchestral music...
Author
Michelle Hromin
Catalytic Sound Festival 2024 -- Photo by Peter Gannushkin, courtesy of Roulette

Catalytic Sound Has a Model for Economic Sustainability – Their 2024 Festival Was a Chance to Share it

Catalytic Sound is a cooperative streaming service with the goal of creating economic sustainability...
Author
Lana Norris
Darius Jones--Photo by Ebru Yildiz

Darius Jones Crafts a Piercingly Erudite Program at Kaufman Music Center

Audiences were treated to a thought-provoking performance on Nov. 21 as part of the Kaufman Music Ce...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
David Aitken's LightScape at Walt Disney Concert Hall -- Photo by Farah Sosa, Courtesy of LA Phil

Doug Aitken’s Multisensory Exploration of Time Premieres at LA Phil’s Noon to Midnight

When we think of arts institutions as bastions of culture, thought, and innovation, it’s hard to com...
Author
Dalanie Harris

“We Have Gone As Far As We Can Together” Combines Opera and Ritual for a Cathartic Experience

The morning before I saw We Have Gone As Far As We Can Together, a ritual opera inspired by “the son...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Nathalie Joachim and Seth Parker Woods with the New York Philharmonic -- Photo by Chris Lee

Nathalie Joachim’s Cello Concerto Premiere Reminds That Programming Black Artists Should Be Year Long

In the Oct. 18 pre-concert talk on Afromodernism and music of the African diaspora at David Geffen H...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
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concertnova’s “Echo Play” Gleefully Blurs the Lines Between Performance and Art Installation

I don’t need many reasons to enter a room filled with colored lights. It’s one of my favorite things...
Author
A. Kori Hill
Amanda Bartlett -- Photo by Ricardo Adame

Ensemble Dal Niente Brings a Daring, Satirical, and Provocative Program to Constellation

The Chicago-based Ensemble Dal Niente bills itself as “the industry leader in commissioning and perf...
Author
Thulasi Seshan
Marcos Balter Concert -- Courtesy of Kaufman Music Center

Remixed and Reimagined: Inspired Collaboration Drives an Exciting Performance of Marcos Balter’s Three Enigmas at Merkin Hall

On Oct. 9 at Merkin Hall, the Kaufman Music Center presented the second installment in this season’s...
Author
Lauren Ishida
ganavya -- Photo courtesy of National Sawdust

ganavya Explores Subtle Truths and Communal Expression at National Sawdust

It wasn’t long into ganavya’s Oct. 3rd concert at National Sawdust before she had the whole audience...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
SHERMVN -- Photo by Julie C. Mullins

The Inaugural Talk Low Festival Features Exciting Roster of Experimental Artists

Running from Sep. 24-29, 2024, Cincinnati’s inaugural Talk Low Festival featured local, regional, an...
Author
A. Kori Hill
Vijay Iyer and Manchester Collective Members -- Courtesy of Wigmore Hall

At London’s Wigmore Hall, Manchester Collective Celebrates the Multifaceted Work of Vijay Iyer

The return to live music after a long period of pandemic recovery has been marked by a myriad of new...
Author
Michelle Hromin
Roman Norfleet performs at High Zero 2024 -- Photo by Stewart Mostofsky

Baltimore’s High Zero Festival is “institution-adjacent, but willfully not the Institution”

High Zero saw its 26th iteration nestled between the mid-autumn harvest moon and the autumnal equino...
Author
Connie Li
Laura Ortman and Ryan Sawyer -- Photo by Daniel Efram

Laura Ortman and Ryan Sawyer Mesmerize in Collaborative Set at Roulette

Standing on the side of a yellow-lit stage, Laura Ortman drew a quiet, grainy hum out of her Apache...
Author
Vanessa Ague
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