May 2012 Archives

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2012 Outsound Summit lineup revealed

May 14, 2012 Polly Moller

The San Francisco Bay Area’s underground music scene will come together this coming July in an annual celebration of its tremendous range of styles, its love of improvisation, and its…

Concerts Contemporary Classical

Tonight: Smooke has not One but Two Premieres

May 11, 2012 Christian Carey

TWO PREMIERES BY DAVID SMOOKE by Judah Adashi Here in Baltimore, we take great pride in our vibrant music scene. Indeed, it’s so vibrant that my friend and colleague, David…

Contemporary Classical Piano Premieres Seattle

Shai Wosner: Debut of Michael Hersch’s Piano Concerto (A Preview)

May 10, 2012 Chris McGovern

On May 15th, pianist Shai Wosner will be performing a brand new Piano Concerto by Michael Hersch. Titled along the ravines, the piece will be making its first ever concert…

Conductors Contemporary Classical File Under? New York Orchestras

Alabama Symphony at Spring for Music

May 10, 2012 Christian Carey

Tonight, the Alabama Symphony, conducted by Justin Brown, appears at Carnegie Hall as part of Spring for Music, a week long celebration of out-of-town orchestras with adventurous programming aesthetics. Many…

Deaths Los Angeles Opera

The Opera Librettos of Maurice Sendak

May 10, 2012 Christian Hertzog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSbOCfIh3HI There has been plenty of eulogizing and assessment of Maurice Sendak’s remarkable career, most of it focused (rightly so) on his wonderful books. While Sendak’s work in opera and…

Concert review Concerts Contemporary Classical Music Instruments Performers

Dialogue Between the Traditional and The Modern–Chinese Hua Xia Chamber Ensemble at Alice Tully Hall: A Review

May 9, 2012 Chris McGovern

Dialogue between the Traditional and the Modern Chinese Hua Xia Chamber Ensemble Tsung Yeh, conductor Zhang Weiliang, Artistic Director and xiao soloist Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, NY May…

Concerts Contemporary Classical Experimental Music Interviews

Experiments in Opera: Roulette Spring Series (A Preview)

May 8, 2012 Chris McGovern

Experiments in Opera, the new collective founded by composers Jason Cady, Aaron Siegel, and Matthew Welch, presents its Spring Series on May 10 + 11 (Thursday and Friday) at Roulette…

Chamber Music Composers Concerts Conferences Contemporary Classical Festivals Music Events News

Music: Cognition, Technology, Society

May 8, 2012 Eric Nathan

“How can music ‘speak’ and how do we have knowledge of it? What is its potential to express, represent, and communicate? How has changing expertise concerning sonic and musical knowledge…

Classical Music Commissions Composers Composers Now Concerts Contemporary Classical Festivals New York

“Spring for Music” at Carnegie Hall – The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

May 7, 2012 Jonathan Lakeland

On Tuesday evening in New York City, Edmonton is taking Carnegie Hall by storm. The “Spring for Music” series, a yearly Carnegie event, is an opportunity for symphony orchestras around…

Chamber Music Contemporary Classical Events Music Events

Music of China at Alice Tully Hall–Chinese Hua Xia Chamber Ensemble (A Preview)

May 4, 2012 Chris McGovern

Pictured: Chai Shuai Performing a program entitled Dialogue between the Traditional and the Modern, including folk and Chinese Opera works as well as contemporary works by both Chinese and Western…

2012 Outsound Summit lineup revealed

Tonight: Smooke has not One but Two Premieres

Shai Wosner: Debut of Michael Hersch’s Piano Concerto (A Preview)

Alabama Symphony at Spring for Music

The Opera Librettos of Maurice Sendak

Dialogue Between the Traditional and The Modern–Chinese Hua Xia Chamber Ensemble at Alice Tully Hall: A Review

Experiments in Opera: Roulette Spring Series (A Preview)

Music: Cognition, Technology, Society

“Spring for Music” at Carnegie Hall – The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

Music of China at Alice Tully Hall–Chinese Hua Xia Chamber Ensemble (A Preview)

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Piano Music by Kenneth Hesketh (CD Review)

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