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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
Jasper de Boor in

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
Peni Candra Rini -- Photo by Matt Mehlan courtesy of Roulette Intermedium

Peni Candra Rini Weaves History, Legend, and Memory in a Stunning Performance at Roulette

With a journal in her lap, sitting on the stage floor at Roulette Intermedium on Sep. 16 — legs cros...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Courtney Bryan -- Photo by Rob Davidson for Miller Theatre

In Miller Theatre’s Composer Portraits Opener, Courtney Bryan Curates a Program Rooted in Hope

Miller Theatre’s convivial, panoramic Composer Portraits concert series turns 25 this year, and the...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
Theo Bleckmann, Katie Geissinger, Meredith Monk perform at Bang on a Can LOUD Weekend -- Photo by Stephanie Berger

Bang on a Can LOUD Weekend Ends with Woman-Led Sets United by Honesty and Ferocity

Bang on a Can began with a fabled marathon concert in May 1987; lasting over 12 hours, the event fea...
Author
Gemma Peacocke
Ed Gazouleas, Tania León, and Steven Mackey introduce a concert at Tanglewood Music Center's Festival of Contemporary Music -- Photo by Hilary Scott

At Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music, Tania León and Steven Mackey Model Generous Collaboration

Tanglewood, one of the world’s most famous music festivals, convenes in western Massachusetts every...
Author
Lana Norris
Peter Oundjian leads the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra -- Photo by Geremy Kornreich

Gabriela Lena Frank Draws on Peruvian Ancestry in World Premiere at Colorado Music Festival

On July 21, in the foothills of the Boulder Flatirons, excited concertgoers socialized outside Chaut...
Author
Forrest Howell
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Susie Ibarra’s “Sky Islands” is an Evocative Sonification of Fragile Rainforest Ecosystems

On the mountaintops of Luzon, Philippines are a collection of unique, high-altitude rainforest ecosy...
Author
Gemma Peacocke
Quatuor Bozzini -- Photo by Jackie Newbould

Sound within Sound Festival at London’s Southbank Centre Features Immersive Works by Living Composers

The Southbank Centre has been a major performing arts venue in London since it opened in 1951, but i...
Author
Caroline Potter
Holland Andrews -- Photo by Mengwen Cao

At the Whitney Biennial, Holland Andrews Turns the Museum into a Sonic Canvas

An angelic hum pierced through the din of a crowd huddled on the third floor of the Whitney Museum o...
Author
Vanessa Ague
ChamberQUEER 2024 Festival -- Photo by Sean Salamon

ChamberQUEER 2024: Constellation Takes the Music Festival to Transplendent Heights

“Would you like a kiss?” Hershey’s, that is. A bowl of candy and cheerful decorations at check in we...
Author
Lana Norris
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