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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
2022 Hildegard Commission Winners--Photo courtesy of National Sawdust

5 Questions to the 2022 Hildegard Commission Winners

As composition competitions have come under closer scrutiny for their age biases and even exploitati...
Author
Julia Kuhlman
Editor's Picks: 2021 New Music Albums

Editor’s Picks: 2021 New Music Albums

I think this is finally the year where I knowingly sacrifice I CARE IF YOU LISTEN’s SEO, becau...
Author
Amanda Cook
Ken Ueno--Photo courtesy EMPAC/Mick Bello

ListN Up: Ken Ueno (August 13, 2021)

ListN Up is a weekly series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of con...
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Gillian Friedman Fox--Photo by Meghan Sepe

5 Questions to Gillian Friedman Fox (Executive Director, Newport Music Festival)

Since its founding in 1969, the Newport Music Festival has presented over 2,000 concerts at Rhode Is...
Author
Amanda Cook
Du Yun and JACK Quartet A Cockroach's Tarantella

Du Yun and JACK Quartet Embody Anthropomorphized Insects on A Cockroach’s Tarantella

A Cockroach’s Tarantella is the latest collaboration between JACK Quartet and composer Du Yun. Relea...
Author
Ciyadh Wells
2020 albums

Editor’s Picks: 2020 Contemporary Classical Albums

If this year has delivered any sort of message about our field, it’s that artists will inevita...
Author
Amanda Cook
Du Yun--Photo by Zhen Qin, Makeup by Nina Carelli, Art Direction by SpaTheory

ListN Up: Du Yun (September 18, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing...
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Jennifer Koh Limitless

Jennifer Koh Spotlights Composer-Performer Collaborators on Limitless

Limitless is an imaginative album featuring collaborations between violinist Jennifer Koh and eight...
Author
Kevin Baldwin
Jennifer Koh Alone Together Week Nine

Jennifer Koh Champions New Works From Isolation with “Alone Together”

On Saturday, June 6, 2020, New York-based violinist Jennifer Koh took to the internet to present the...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Raven Chacon--Photo courtesy of the artist

ListN Up: Raven Chacon (May 15, 2020)

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Brooklyn Rider’s Healing Modes: New Works in Dialogue with the Past

It’s not just in writing or interpreting music that we consider time and place—listening is an act o...
Author
Julia Kuhlman
Sweet Land--Photo by Casey Kringlen for The Industry

The Industry’s Immersive Opera Sweet Land Mythologizes Itself

Sweet Land was originally an immersive “historical pageant” opera presented in Los Angeles, March 20...
Author
Lana Norris
Gyan Riley--Photo by Travis Emmett

This week: live streamed concerts (April 6, 2020 – April 12, 2020)

Terry Riley and Gyan Riley Composer/performer Terry Riley joins Music on Main with his son, guitaris...
Author
Sam Reising
Transient Canvas--Photo by Robert Torres

This week: live streamed concerts (March 30, 2020 – April 5, 2020)

New Music Virtual Town Hall Meeting: State of the Field The new music community has taken a huge fin...
Author
Sam Reising
Jennifer Koh--Photo by Juergen Frank

This week: concerts in New York (December 2, 2019 – December 8, 2019)

Jennifer Koh & Davóne Tines: Everything That Rises Must Converge | Music Mondays Violinist Jenni...
Author
Sam Reising
David Bowlin Bird as Prophet

Bird as Prophet: Challenging the Known, Reveling in the Unknown

In his own musical pursuits, violinist David Bowlin continues to reflect the spirit of diversity cha...
Author
Daniel Schreiner
Jen Shyu--Photo by Steven Schreiber

This week: concerts in New York (October 28, 2019 – November 3, 2019)

Chris Grymes Open G Series Honors George Crumb George Crumb Chris Grymes and Open G present a concer...
Author
Sam Reising
Kamala Sankaram

This week: concerts in New York (September 9, 2019 – September 15, 2019)

Looking at You HERE and Opera on Tap in association with Experiments in Opera presents the world pre...
Author
Sam Reising
Du Yun and Khaled Jarrar's Where We Lost Our Shadows performed by the American Composers Orchestra--Photo by Jennifer Taylor

American Composers Orchestra Confronts Glaring Truths of the Refugee Experience

The American Composers Orchestra concert on April 11, 2019 at the “medium-sized” Carnegie Hall, Zank...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
Daniela Candillari--Photo by Damjan Švarc

5 Questions to Daniela Candillari (conductor)

Daniela Candillari is a conductor, composer, and pianist whose recent calendar is chock-full with op...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
Hotel Elefant

This week: concerts in New York (April 8, 2019 – April 14, 2019)

Mia Zabelka, Phill Niblock, and Katherine Liberovskaya The Austrian Cultural Forum New York presents...
Author
Sam Reising
2018 albums

2018 Contemporary Classical Music Albums: Editor’s Picks

It’s the time of the year for “Best of…” lists, and while this is indeed a r...
Author
Amanda Cook
Du Yun--Photo by Matt Zugale for Miller Theare

Du Yun Composer Portrait: Seeking the Personal and Profound

The auditorium was still only half-full at 8 PM on November 15 as Du Yun’s loyal fans were making th...
Author
Lauren Ishida
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