Phat Beats from Princeton
Some of you might know Elliot Cole as a composer of concert music, Contributing Editor here at Sequenza 21, or as a doctoral student at Princeton. But do you know…
On Brains, Babbitt, and the End of the Year
Last Saturday night I saw a concert that paired, more closely than any before, technology with the living composer. The debut performances of the MiND (Music in Neural Dimensions) Ensemble…
Zhou Long Wins 2011 Pulitzer Prize
Madame White Snake by Zhou Long has been awarded the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Music. Frank J. Oteri has the details at NewMusicBox.
The New Synthetists
There’s something happening here. What it is has become a bit clearer (to me, at least) with the simultaneous arrival on my desk of new CDs by Todd Reynolds, the…
No Exit
Life is about conflict, and so is opera. And what could be a more dramatic subject than the French Revolution when keeping your head wasn’t an abstract issue, but a…
Free Workspace for 8 NYC-Based Composers
Exploring the Metropolis, an organization that helps performing artists get workspace, administers a 3-month musicians’ residency for composers based in NYC. Composers who are selected receive three months of free…
The Premiere of Bernard Rands’s VINCENT: Operatic Meditations on the Life of An Artist
It is a dangerous business to write new operas, but equally thrilling to produce them. Bernard Rands’s VINCENT, a work exploring the life and art of Vincent van Gogh, was…
Interview with Opera Singer Misha Penton
Opera Singer Misha Penton as Klytemnestra (photo by Kerry Beyer) (Houston, TX) Houston based opera singer Misha Penton opens her unique performance space Divergence Vocal Theater this Friday, April 15th.…
Cuckson on the Cutting Edge
I’m looking forward to hearing violinist Miranda Cuckson premiere a new chamber concerto by Jeffrey Mumford tonight at Symphony Space. Cuckson is a tremendous talent. Her recent CDs of music…
ETHEL!
ETHEL, acclaimed as America’s premier postclassical string quartet, will be giving a great show at Le Poisson Rouge tomorrow night. The concert is part of the Meet the Composer’s 3…