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Gibson’s Apparitions of the Four Pillars: 2016 Avant Media Festival

The final night of the seventh annual Avant Media Festival, which took place on March 5, 2016, was m...
Author
Rebecca Lentjes
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Sō Percussion and Friends Blend Rock and the Avant-Garde at Carnegie Hall

Since Sō Percussion first came across my radar, it’s been abundantly clear that the quartet is all a...
Author
Daniel Kushner
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JACK Quartet Maneuvers in the Dark 

Just as John Cage taught us important musical lessons about silence (in both his germinal book on th...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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Peck and Dessner Bring The Most Incredible Thing to NYC Ballet

On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at the David H. Koch Theater, the New York City Ballet and its orches...
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Daniel Kushner
Wet Ink Trio

Wet Ink Trio Blurs Boundaries in Oberlin

Wet Ink Trio blurred the lines between composition and performance and music and noise in a dynamic...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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Dark Music Days 2016 Recap: Day Three

The third and final day of concerts at Dark Music Days began with Guðný Einarsdóttir presenting a su...
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Gavin Gamboa
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Seattle Symphony Orchestra does New York School

In the Grand Lobby of Benaroya Hall on February 5, 2016 at 10:00pm, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra’s...
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Kevin Baldwin
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This week: concerts in New York (February 29 – March 6, 2016)

Either/Or: Precursors and Parallels | Pop-Up Concerts This Pop-Up celebrates a number of groundbreak...
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Sam Reising
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Dark Music Days 2016 Recap: Day Two

The wind screams and howls in Reykjavík. It is strong enough to disturb your gait and to push you ar...
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Gavin Gamboa
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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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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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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
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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...
Author
Sam Reising
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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...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
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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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An Eclectic Night of Premieres at Wayward Music Series

A large and eager crowd attended the Good Shepherd Center’s Wayward Music Series for a concert of pr...
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Kevin Baldwin
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Vancouver New Music: Tim Hecker

Vancouver New Music‘s concert series for the 2015-2016 season opened with Tim Hecker‘s s...
Author
Joanne Lam
Julia Bullock

Deutsche Oper’s Premiere of Saariaho’s La Passion de Simone

November 25-26, 2015 in Berlin, Germany, was the premiere of the 2013 version of Kaija Saariaho’s La...
Author
Kelsey Walsh
Third Sound ensemble in Plaza de San Francisco, in Havana, Cuba

New York-based Third Sound ensemble debuts in Old Havana

When American Composers Forum was invited by festival director  Guido López-Gavilán to bring an arti...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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Momenta Quartet Festival Struts Its Stuff

As the old saying goes, “if you want something done right, do it yourself.” From Septemb...
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Christian Kriegeskotte
ETHEL-- Photo by Erin Patrice O'Brien

ETHEL Celebrates Women Composers

On November 4, 2015, the string quartet ETHEL presented a concert at National Sawdust in New York Ci...
Author
Sam Reising
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Noise and Driftwood: A Pairing of Improvisation Ensembles

“Is this the real life?” “If you’re happy and you know it…” “Is this just…” “CLAP YOUR HANDS!” “Carr...
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Kevin Baldwin
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Tim Brady’s Atacama: Symphony #3 at National Sawdust

It’s a dramatic moment when the doors open at National Sawdust. After standing in a slim black lobby...
Author
Lana Norris
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