Concert Mercy and Grand: The Tom Waits Project at Spitalfields Winter Festival, London Mercy and Grand is a collaborative project commissioned by the UK group Opera North, in which a group of musicians.. 16 Dec 0
Interview 5 questions to Kate Moore (Composer) You described your piece Ridgeway as reflecting a search for identity. Can you explain what this means as a composer.. 15 Dec 1
Album Florent Ghys, phase à la française on Cantaloupe Earlier this Fall, Cantaloupe (the record label created 10 years ago by the founders of Bang on a Can) released.. 14 Dec 0
Video New music video series: Hanging out with Janus Trio I am really excited to announce a new feature on this blog: a video series. Inspired by the amazing French.. 13 Dec 0
Opinion Extended Techniques: Resource for New Sounds or Cheap Gimmicks? As a listener and student of classical music, I’m obsessed with new sounds on acoustic instruments. To me, instructing a.. 9 Dec 0
Article The Contemporary Classical Composer’s Bullshit Generator This is too viral not to be posted… Last week Dominic Irving, a UK-based composer and pianist, posted a Perl.. 7 Dec 0
Concert Ian Bostridge and Thomas Adès at Carnegie Hall: Dusting off Romanticism What happens when a brilliant Lied performer is accompanied by a foremost composer? Well, something unique. Last Monday, Ian Bostridge.. 5 Dec 0
Opinion On artistic solidarity and the globalization of music Like many readers of this blog, I am on the mailing list for Bang on a Can. A recent email.. 1 Dec 0
Album Walking the line between music and chaos: Hubert Howe’s Clusters on Ravello Records There are many elements of music which we take for granted, especially in traditional Western music, which Hubert Howe does.. 30 Nov 0
Concert 50 Years of Minimalism: Rock ‘n’ Rollers @ Kings Place, London I felt fortunate to attend the final concert that formed part of a short series at Kings Place, London, called.. 29 Nov 3