2012 Avant Music Festival: Review – Celebrating John Cage at 100
Vicky Chow performing with Ekmeles at the Avant Festival about a year ago; 2/12/11 (Photo courtesy of Avant Media) Celebrating John Cage at 100 Avant Music Festival The Wild Project,…
Who Knows the Sound of Opportunity Knocking
Chamber Music America has announced the following spring grant opportunities. · New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development offers support for the creation and performance of new chamber works by…
Separation Anxiety
We in the West like to think that music is a series of narrative events about me. How did I, the composer or performer, feel today? Was I happy or…
Tribute to the Memory of Rudolf Firkušný (February 11, 1912-July 19, 1994)
He looked like a movie star, perfectly handsome and so elegant in every way. As a kid growing up in Cleveland with parents in the orchestra there under the great…
2012 Avant Music Festival: Preview and Interview with Randy Gibson
The Avant Music Festival, a 5-night event being held at The Wild Project in NYC between Friday, Feb 10th and Saturday the 18th, promises to be a compelling series of…
American Cosmology at the Composers Now Festival
The Latin American Music Center at Indiana University is presenting American Cosmology, a program designed specially for the Composers Now festival that is involving many members of New York’s new…
All hustle and bustle for Peri Mauer
2011 was an great year for freelance composer/cellist/conductor Peri Mauer. Premiere performances of her work this past year included her trio AFTERWORDS, for clarinet, cello, and piano; BLOGARHYTHM: Scenes 1…
DC’s Exploding Piano
As I alluded in an earlier post, Washington, D.C.’s new music scene has been exploding lately. Part of that explosion comes courtesy of Kathleen Supove, who on Tuesday will be…
Hilary and Jennifer
Hilary Hahn is at it again, working her way through chats with all of the composers commissioned for her “In 27 Pieces” collection of encores. This time up it’s a…
Cygnus Ensemble at the Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. readers may have noticed that the new music scene in the District has been exploding lately. This week brings another significant event when New York’s Cygnus Ensemble makes…