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Seth Parker Woods and The Next Festival Emerging Artists -- Photo by Jamie Benson

The Next Festival Presents a Radiant Concert of Works that Explore the Here and Now

When conductor and composer Peter Askim talks about the importance of aligning your values with your...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
OLEA -- Photos by John Neack

OLEA Centers Women and Black Composers in a Concert of American Folk-Inspired Music

I missed the “Yeehaw Agenda” era that dominated the socials a few years ago, so when the OLEA chambe...
Author
A. Kori Hill
Talea Ensemble--Photo by Beowulf Sheehan

Talea Ensemble Celebrates 15 Years With Program of Immersive Solo Works

New York’s Talea Ensemble held its 15th anniversary concert – a set of four solo pieces – on May 30...
Author
Gemma Peacocke
2024 Toulmin Fellows -- Photo courtesy of The Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU

Toulmin Fellowship Showcase at National Sawdust Provides an Exciting Peek Into the Creative Process

Since 2020, the Toulmin Fellowship, a partnership between National Sawdust and The Center for Ballet...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Countertenor Luke Paulino and pianist Daniel Schreiner -- Photo by Matt Josephson

InfraSound and ChamberQUEER Offer Multidisciplinary Expressions of Queer Artistry

Upon taking my program and entering the large room at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender C...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
Pamela Z and D-Composed -- Photo by Point of Origin Productions

Pamela Z and D-Composed Foreground the Breadth of Black Artistry at Merkin Hall

Pamela Z is generous as both an artist and a teacher. The first time I saw her perform live was in 2...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Sarah Hennies -- Photo by Rob Davidson for Miller Theatre

Sarah Hennies Trusts the Unknown in Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre

For Sarah Hennies’ Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre, Yarn/Wire and the Mivos Quartet joined force...
Author
Lana Norris
Anna Dennis performs at eavesdropping 2024 -- Photo by Dimitri Djuric

eavesdropping 2024 Provides an Intimate Space for Artists to Experiment

While there are many great things about my recent move to Dalston, East London, one thing that tops...
Author
Michelle Hromin
Cowrie shells placed on glass platforms for Corie Rose Soumah’s

Columbia Composers Overload the DiMenna Center, Reminding us the Venue Matters

The floor of Benzaquen Hall at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York was buzzing as aud...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
TAK Ensemble and Jessie Cox at the Center for Performance Research -- Photo by Jeremy Shatan

TAK Ensemble and Jessie Cox Bring Earsplitting, Incisive Program to Brooklyn

Content warning: this review contains discussion of racial violence The Center for Performance Resea...
Author
Jennifer Jolley
Women From Space 2024

Women From Space Festival Fosters Encouraging Environments

Toronto’s new and experimental music scene is saturated with innovative and eccentric artists, so it...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Wu Man -- Photo by Sebastian Schutyser

In Du Yun’s New Pipa Concerto, Wu Man is a Mic’d Up Diva and Improvisatory Narrator

 This interview has been edited for clarity. Composer Du Yun recalls when she sat down to start wri...
Author
Lana Norris
Nkeiru Okoye's

Nkeiru Okoye Celebrates the Transformative Power of Black Women in “When the Caged Bird Sings”

The stage at the University of Michigan’s Hill Auditorium was jam-packed with an assembly of celebri...
Author
Tristan McKay
Kristin Norderval and Friends present

Kristin Norderval and Friends Consider Sound and Memory in Multi-Disciplinary Premiere

A heap of ceramics sat in the middle of the floor at Roulette on Feb. 7, jumbled like a pile of jagg...
Author
Vanessa Ague
Wild Up performs at Darkness Sounding 2024 -- Photo by Sam Lee

At Darkness Sounding, Wild Up Embraces Introspection and Collaboration

I’m not a nature person, so it was with trepidation that I trekked up the Santa Monica Mountains for...
Author
Chrysanthe Tan
Tangram presents

Tangram Marks Five Years of Thoughtful and Adventurous Programming at LSO St Luke’s

Tangram, a collective of musicians who celebrate the interaction between contemporary Western and Ch...
Author
Caroline Potter
Yvette Janine Jackson--Photo by Catherine Koch

Yvette Janine Jackson Looks to the Cosmos in Double Bill of Radio Operas at Roulette

Does our perception of the space around us affect our experience of a musical work? As the audience...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
PROTOTYPE 2024 presents Terce: A Practical Breviary -- Photo by Maria Baranova

“Terce: A Practical Breviary” Reimagines Religious Texts as a Celebration of Divine Femininity

Tucked away in Brooklyn, hidden behind an unassuming church facade, a community choir filled The Spa...
Author
Lana Norris
JACK Quartet -- Photo by Shervin Lainez

JACK Quartet Closes 2023 with Experimental World Premieres by JACK Studio Artists

Launched in 2019, JACK Studio provides up to 15 composers each year with the opportunity to partake...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Yarn/Wire --Photo by Pascal Perich

Yarn/Wire Deftly Navigates Two Sets of Experimental Music at FRANKIE in LA

I’ve never found myself at a concert wondering where the other patrons were coming from or what they...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Jennifer Walshe -- Photo by Andrea Avezzù, courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia

Jennifer Walshe Brings Chaos, Whimsy, and Nostalgia to hcmf// 2023

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) is a significant part of the contemporary and new...
Author
Michelle Hromin
Daniela Mack and Afredo Daza in El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego -- Photo by Cory Weaver

“El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” is a Powerful Homage to Mexican Art and Culture

In their debut opera, El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego, Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Nwando Ebizie and the London Sinfonietta present

Nwando Ebizie and London Sinfonietta Curate a Multisensory Experience at the Colour Factory

On Nov. 15 I went to a nightclub in east London — OK, it was 7 p.m. and the Colour Factory in Hackne...
Author
Caroline Potter
Soloist Dana Whiteside in

New Oratorio by Tracy K. Smith and Aaron Siegel Gives Voice to Civil War-Era African American Troops

Merkin Hall is a beautiful venue, warm in both temperature and acoustics. On Nov. 2, Tracy K. Smith,...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
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