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Concert
Thursday, December 10, 2015 marked the penultimate performance of Nico Muhly‘s Dark Sisters fo...
Author
Joanne Lam
On Friday, December 18, 2015, Danspace Project — a forum for experimentation in choreography — prese...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
In the realm of American folklore, almost nothing quite compares to the tale of John Henry. The Appa...
Author
Sam Reising
A large and eager crowd attended the Good Shepherd Center’s Wayward Music Series for a concert of pr...
Author
Kevin Baldwin
Vancouver New Music‘s concert series for the 2015-2016 season opened with Tim Hecker‘s s...
Author
Joanne Lam
November 25-26, 2015 in Berlin, Germany, was the premiere of the 2013 version of Kaija Saariaho’s La...
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Kelsey Walsh
When American Composers Forum was invited by festival director Guido López-Gavilán to bring an arti...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
As the old saying goes, “if you want something done right, do it yourself.” From Septemb...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
On November 4, 2015, the string quartet ETHEL presented a concert at National Sawdust in New York Ci...
Author
Sam Reising
“Is this the real life?” “If you’re happy and you know it…” “Is this just…” “CLAP YOUR HANDS!” “Carr...
Author
Kevin Baldwin
It’s a dramatic moment when the doors open at National Sawdust. After standing in a slim black lobby...
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Lana Norris
Nothing quite compares to the American Composers Orchestra. It is the only orchestra that exists wit...
Author
Sam Reising
“For many years now, I’ve been obsessed with the notion of music as place, and place as...
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Rebecca Lentjes
September 25-27 was the 2015 Kontakte Festival of new classical electronic, electro-acoustic, and so...
Author
Kelsey Walsh
Remember the noise of Hurricane Sandy, and you’ll probably remember not just the storm itself—with i...
Author
Jennifer Stock
The lyric tale Into the Little Hill (2006) and the opera Written on Skin (2009-2012), both joint eff...
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Rebecca Lentjes
It’s no secret that world premieres by early-career composers can often be extremely special events.
Author
Justin Rito
On Friday, July 17, 2015, percussion duo Taktus hosted the launch of their CD Glass Houses for Marim...
Author
Bruce A. Russell
Do you know Clio Em? If so, perhaps you know her as a writer, or a poet? Oh no, you’re right, she’s...
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Maurice Du Berger
Speaking in a post-show chat about his opera Ohne Titel No. 1, which was performed as part of the Wi...
Author
Caitlin Smith
On Monday, July 13, 2015 the National Opera Center hosted Margaret Brouwer’s Blue Streak Ensem...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Ottawa’s Music and Beyond festival is one of two major chamber music festivals in Canada’s capital.
Author
Curtis Perry
It has been 81 years since the premiere of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. The opera’s then-controversial...
Author
Norman Cahn