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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
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
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
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
Quince Ensemble performs Paul Pinto's The Approach: Part One at Kaufman Music Center -- Photo by David Andrako

At Kaufman Music Center, Quince Ensemble Serves Up Dazzling Performance of a Work in Progress

Kaufman Music Center inaugurated its new “Artist as Curator” series on Thursday, Oct. 26 with Quince...
Author
Jennifer Jolley
JACK Quartet--Photo by Joan Jastrebski

JACK Quartet Premieres Three New Works at Merkin Hall

JACK Quartet left the audience awestruck by the complexity, layers, and ideas of truly innovative mu...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Jennifer Koh--Photo by Juergen Frank

This week: live streamed concerts (June 1, 2020 – June 7, 2020)

Virtual Commissions: Anthony Roth Costanzo, Dick Hyman, Adam Charlap Hyman, and Zack Winokur | Works...
Author
Sam Reising
Luna Composition Lab Fellows 2019-20, Olivia Bennett, KiMani Bridges, Madeline Clara Cheng, Ebunoluwa Oguntola, and Sage Shurman

5 Questions to the 2019-20 Luna Composition Lab Fellows

The Kaufman Music Center’s Luna Composition Lab is a program that brings together a cohort of...
Author
Colin Holter
Bang on a Can All-Stars--Photo by David Andrako

Ecstatic Music Festival at 10: Bang on a Can People’s Commissioning Fund

On January 28, 2020, the Ecstatic Music Festival continued it’s 10-year run at the Kaufman Music Cen...
Author
Justin D. Wright
Kate Sheeran

5 Questions to Kate Sheeran (Executive Director, Kaufman Music Center)

Kate Sheeran, a hornist and brilliant educational administrator, succeeded the retiring Lydia Kontos...
Author
Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Face the Music with Mazz Swift

Kaufman Music Center’s Face the Music with Mazz Swift at Roulette

Face the Music, a Kaufman Music Center program, gives teenagers a glimpse into the world of composin...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
Ellen Reid--Photo by James Matthew Daniel

5 Questions to Ellen Reid (Composer, Co-founder of Luna Composition Lab)

Composer and sound artist Ellen Reid’s output includes chamber, choral, film, stage, opera, pop, and...
Author
Rebecca Lentjes
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This week: concerts in New York (February 20, 2017 – February 26, 2017)

Just Intonation Works by Michael Harrison and Michael Vincent Waller The Carnegie Hill Concerts seri...
Author
Sam Reising
Bang on a Can All Stars

Ecstatic Music Festival Rings in Bang on a Can’s 30th Anniversary

On Monday, January 9, 2017 within the cozy setting of the Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Concer...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
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Ecstatic Music: Arnold Dreyblatt and Megafaun Fuse the Avant-Garde

Berlin based composer and media artist Arnold Dreyblatt and North Carolina based psychedelic folk ba...
Author
Adrianne Koteen
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These Dreams: ICE and Carla Kihlstedt at Ecstatic Music Festival

Do you dream? I do. My dreams are like bizarre television shows, and, unfortunately, I only sometime...
Author
Will Roane

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