My 11 Favorite Movies of the Past Decade
Nothing to do with music, but, hey. Who can add to the list? 1. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) Romania – Directed by Cristian Mungiu – Young…
Non Classical Showcase at LPR on 7/21
This coming Wednesday, Le Poisson Rouge is hosting a showcase for one of our favorite up and coming UK labels: Nonclassical. The concert features the music of label founder Gabriel…
And the Winners of the Varese (R)evolution Tickets Are…
…Ross Marshall, who correctly divined that the film whose title reminded me of the Paul Verlaine poem on which Varese’s 1906 piece Un Grand Sommeil Noir is based is Total…
Bands Apart
[Ed. note — Our long-time contributor Steve Hicken is usually to be found helping out in the CD review section of S21. But a recent shipment of a number of band…
Join Amanda’s Social Media Chat Party
Our adorable amiga Amanda Ameer, the music publicist extraordinaire, is hosting a discussion for Chamber Music America about the ways composers and other artists are using social media to promote…
(R)evolution Trailer
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Tune in Wednesday for Marvin, Morty and Maya
Heads-up, listeners! WPRB‘s Classical Discoveries host Marvin Rosen has a couple nice treats through the day this Wednesday: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 11:00am (EDT) Classical Discoveries Goes Avant-Garde will…
BOAC All-stars and Paul Dresher Ensemble, 1995
I’ve been uploading my old reviews on my blog. Today’s upload is a review I did for a new music festival at the University of California, San Diego in 1995:…
The Show-Me State puts on a show
Mention of our composer pal Jeremy Podgursky a couple days ago brought this late word (but better late than never, right?): Gary Kass wrote to tell us about the inaugural Mizzou New…
Win Tickets to the Lincoln Center Festival’s Varèse: (R)evolution
As you know if you read Christian Carey’s earlier piece, Lincoln Center Festival’s Varèse: (R)evolution will present the composer’s entire oeuvre over two concerts on July 19 & 20. Performers…