The 60 Minute Challenge
Composer Nolan Stoltz and New Music Hartford are running an interesting project in early August, which they are calling 60/60: At 3:00 PM (EDT) on August 2nd, instrumentation for a…
Mantra Percussion Premieres
Mantra Percussion has a gig this Tusday in Manhattan–at 8pm at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church (619 Lexington Ave @ 54th). It sounds like a promising program, with new piece by…
New Music Bake Sale
Two weeks ago at the First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn Heights, 25 different organizations in New York’s new music scene assembled for a the first annual New Music Bake Sale;…
In C(arnegie)
I’ve known Terry Riley‘s seminal Minimalist piece In C for a while, and last fall I even produced a performance of it as part of the M50 concert celebrating the…
Reich Wins Pulitzer
People have been wondering for years when Steve Reich would finally be given a Pulitzer prize. He has been a finalist three times (for You Are (Variations) in 2005, for…
Festivals, etc.
The spring festivals are underway; here are three you should know about. 1) In Boston, the new Beeline Festival (curated by Evan Ziporyn and Christine Southworth) continues tonight with performances…
Slacker Special
I went to several concerts in early March; I’ve been lazy about reviewing them but they deserve mention. So here are three quick reviews in one: March 1, 2009: Donald…
NEA Gets Stimulus Right
The NEA has announced its plans for the funding it got in the stimulus bill, and the elligibility guidelines make a lot of sense. Back in early February when the…
Tonight at Alice Tully
The festivities continue at the newly reopened Alice Tully Hall tonight, with a concert they’re calling “New York, New Music, New Hall.” The evening gets underway with a preshow at…
Obama and “The Arts”: A Tale of Elitism and Terminology
The LA Times had an encouraging piece a few days ago about the Obama family’s interest in the non-pop arts (thanks to Alex Ross for the link). Apparently the Obamas…