Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Anybody seen the new Met production of Satyagraha? [youtube]sMtDI539bvI[/youtube]
Living Composers Wanted
Okay, listen up. This is important. The American Music Center (AMC) and American Composers Forum (ACF) have teamed up with Columbia University’s Research Center for Arts and Culture to conduct…
Oh, Canada
Last week, the CBC announced that the CBC Radio Orchestra, a fixture in Canadian musical life for 70 years, would give its final concert in November. This is a sign that: 1)…
Bruce Almighty
I must confess that I had never heard of pianist Bruce Levingston until he called me a couple of weeks ago. That is clearly an oversight on my part since a couple of…
From Iraq: Last Letter Home
Music by Lee Hoiby, performed by Andrew Garland and Lee Hoiby [youtube]5wqnPjkqu20[/youtube] 550,000 views and counting.
Going to Carolina in My Mind
After Austrian born composer and conductor Peter Paul Fuchs died about a year ago in North Carolina our English home Pliable wrote two short tributes to him On An Overgrown Path with John…
Easter Listening
Eclairs Sur L’Au-dela. Messiaen. Simon. Berlin. Joshua Light Show. And to all Blue Devils fans: Sorry, suckers.
The Chafafa on the Side
I am all about my music, and my music is all about me… It flows from what I’ve been through, what I’ve seen and how I feel. I live in…
Do We Have a Reviewer on Board?
Anybody up for seeing, and reviewing the New York debut of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project on April 1st at the 10th Annual MATA Festival? They’re doing Lisa Bielawa’s Double…
But If So, To What Extent?
Dear Sequenza21 folks, I enjoy your site immensely. It is really a wealth of information and opinions – a kind of lively gathering of the diverse personalities that inhabit contemporary…