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Tilt Brass - Photo J. Christenson

A Blast of Brass on a Block of Greenwich Townhouses

New York’s West Village, once a center of radicalism in the arts and politics, is now home to a lot...
Author
David Pearson
Sleeping Giant - Line drawing by Timo Andres. Yes, Timo Andres.

Under the influence: Deviant Septet commissions Sleeping Giant

Igor Stravinsky once said that “A good composer does not imitate; he steals.” In Histories, a new pi...
Author
Adrianne Koteen
Eclipse Quartet - Photo by Stanford Lee Wilson

Eclipse Quartet’s Concert Full of Clarity and Conversation

What was most captivating about Eclipse String Quartet’s March 22 performance at Roulette in Brookly...
Author
David Pearson
Darcy James Argue

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society @ Le Poisson Rouge

We all know, deep down, that classifying music is a fool's game, yet we can't seem to stop ourselves...
Author
Evan Burke
Marie Incontrera

Marie Incontrera’s Riot Girl Opera (A First)

Marie Incontrera’s At the Other Side of the Earth, a riot girl opera, received its exciting premiere...
Author
David Pearson
Bryce Dessner accompanies BYC on guitar in two of his own works - Photo by Robert Maass

Double treat: Brooklyn Youth Chorus at BAMcafé and Roulette

What I find most interesting about the Brooklyn Youth Chorus is the elegance with which the ensemble...
Author
Evan Burke
Liam Robinson, Vincent Raikhel, Christopher Cerrone, Scott Wollschleger

Red Light New Music at Symphony Space

Red Light New Music, a composer collective and new music ensemble now in its seventh season, present...
Author
Adrianne Koteen
Tanya Tagaq

Kronos Quartet: Women’s Voices at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

The Kronos Quartet’s recent concert at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ Novellus Theater was unquest...
Author
Kelsey Walsh
Ensemble SOLI

Everything is Bigger in Texas: San Antonio’s SOLI Chamber Ensemble Matches High Ambition with Huge Results

There were two wonderful opportunities over the past month for chamber music fans in Texas to experi...
Author
George Heathco

Thresholds – the healing power of music

Saturday night at St. Paul the Apostle on Manhattan’s west side, the Schola Cantorum on Hudson (SCH)...
Author
Rob Wendt
Prism Quartet

Solid Performance of New Compositions by Prism Saxophone Quartet

Prism Saxophone Quartet gave a solid performance of new works by Curtis Institute students and facul...
Author
David Pearson
Gaving Bryars and his ensemble performing

The Sinking of the Titanic: Gavin Bryars Ensemble @ Barbican

Just over one hundred years since the sinking of the Titanic. The tragedy was immortalized with emot...
Author
Steven Berryman
Brett Dean - Photo by Mark Coulson

SFCMP Zone 5: in which discussing a plan leads to some confusion

Artistic director Steven Schick and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players (SFCMP) concluded t...
Author
Kelsey Walsh
Brooklyn Phil and Melissa Hughes - Photo by Joshua Simpson

Brooklyn Village at Roulette, by the Brooklyn Philharmonic (Est. 1857)

Last March, and for two nights only, Brooklyn Village was performed in Downtown Brooklyn. Advertised...
Author
Thomas Deneuville
Marjane Satrapi

Kronos Quartet with Rula Jebreal, Marjane Satrapi, and Tony Kushner @ the Metropolitan Museum

One would think that music and spoken word are two of the most complimentary art forms. They seem li...
Author
Evan Burke
Old First Presbyterian Church in San Francisco

Composers Inc: Season Finale at Old First Presbyterian Church

The concluding concert in Composers Inc.’s season took place on April 24 at San Francisco’s Old Firs...
Author
Kelsey Walsh
Fazil Say

Fazil Say at the Met Museum

Throughout his career, much ink has been spilled concerning Fazil Say's place at a cultural crossroa...
Author
Evan Burke
Aisha Orazbayeva - Photo Thomas Deneuville

The Traces of Sound: Aisha Orazbayeva @ Kings Place

Violinist Aisha Orazbayeva presented a compelling programme of contemporary violin works on April 23...
Author
Steven Berryman
DJ Spooky - Photo by Mike Figgis

Highlights of the 2012-2013 season at the Met Museum

As this season was drawing to an end, the Metropolitan Museum was announcing the next, a couple of w...
Author
Thomas Deneuville
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Redshift: Kinetic Music (with storm) at Salle Pianos

The small audience who braved a rare San Francisco thunderstorm to get to Redshift’s concert on Apri...
Author
Kelsey Walsh
David Leisner - Photo by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco

Guitar Plus: David Leisner and Jon Klibonoff at Symphony Space

Classical guitar is a pain in the ass. The way you're meant to sit: weird/humiliating. The disparity...
Author
Elias Blumm
Georg Friedrich Haas

JACK Quartet · In the Dark

I used to be able to count the number of profound, live musical experiences I've had on one hand. It...
Author
Andrew Lee
Colin Stetson - Photo by Keith Klenowski

Colin Stetson at Glasslands Gallery

Colin Stetson - Photo by Keith Klenow...
Author
Evan Burke
Switchboard Music Festival

Switchboard Music Festival 2012 at Brava Theater

Sunday April first (no joke!) was the fifth annual Switchboard Music Festival. One of several new mu...
Author
Kelsey Walsh
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