Vijay Iyer–The Most Happy Fellow
Vijay Iyer and the Brentano Quartet in a live performance of sections from Mutations at Greene Space Over the past two decades, Vijay Iyer has recorded some 18 albums of…
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So, New? So Percussion.
The American Composers Forum–in partnership with the super cool So Percussion, has announced the finalists in the 2014 American Composers Forum National Composition Contest: Michael Laurello (Yale School of Music), Todd Lerew (CalArts), and Kristina Warren (University of…
Opportunity Knocks at the ACO
Hey Jerry. We would love your help getting the word out on the balance of our reading opportunities this year. What’s new is that we are now accepting them by…
The Death of the People’s Opera
The demise of the New York City Opera is a tragedy for American composers, singers and fans of new opera. With rare exceptions, it has been, since its founding in…
Attn: Record Labels, Music Groups and Other Music Advertising Shoppers
It’s September, the beginning of a new season, and time for our annual below half-price one-year Sequenza21 sponsorship/advertising sale. You can change your ad monthly if you like so basically,…
Sean Hickey Feels Good (Just Like He Knew That He Would)
If there were a contest for hardest working man in New Music, my choice for a winner would be Sean Hickey. The personable 43-year-old Detroit native is not only a husband…
The Earshot Berkeley Symphony 2014 Under Construction Reading Series Wants You (Maybe)
Berkeley Symphony, in cooperation with EarShot, invites applications for the 2014 Under Construction Reading Series. Three emerging composers will be selected to participate from a national candidate pool. Each will…
The Importance of Being Dobrinka Tabakova
What’s the most important factor in becoming a successful contemporary composer? (By successful, I mean a composer whose work gets played regularly in public venues, recorded, and written about in…
Harold Shapero, Dead at 93
Statement from the Shapero Family regarding the passing of Harold Shapero (1920-2013) Harold Shapero, an American composer, pianist and longtime Professor of Music at Brandeis University, passed peacefully in his…