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NY Philharmonic – Unpacking the Spring 2024 Season for New Music Lovers

Jan 26, 2024 Gail Wein

A few months ago, I wrote an article that distilled the New York Philharmonic Fall 2023 season into enticing programs for contemporary music lovers. “When you see New York Philharmonic’s…

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An Ayre Apparent: Emerson String Quartet / Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

May 9, 2023 Gail Wein

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Drink the Wild Ayre for String Quartet is the last work commissioned by the venerable Emerson String Quartet. The group – who plans to disband after 47…

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Carnegie Hall: Highlights of contemporary music in the 2022-2023 season

Sep 22, 2022 Gail Wein

Ironically, the first concert of flutist Claire Chase’s reign as Richard and Barbara Debs Creative Chair at Carnegie Hall in the 2022-23 season focuses on a dead composer. In honor…

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Tallis Scholars Premiere Nico Muhly in Midtown

Dec 6, 2018 Christian Carey

Tallis Scholars: A Renaissance Christmas Miller Theatre Early Music Series Church of St. Mary the Virgin December 1, 2018 Published on Sequenza 21 By Christian Carey NEW YORK –…

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Kronos at Carnegie Hall

Feb 18, 2017 Christian Carey

Kronos Quartet Carnegie Hall – Zankel Hall Saturday, February 11, 2017 Christian Carey Six Things to Like About Kronos at Carnegie Hall Fifty for the Future Commissioning Project — Kronos…

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Cold Blue Music Concert at Monk Space

Feb 24, 2016 Paul Muller

On February 16, 2016, Tuesdays@Monk Space hosted a concert of Cold Blue Music artists in the lively Koreatown district of Los Angeles. A good crowd came out to hear music…

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De Mare at Sheen Center

Nov 3, 2015 Christian Carey

On Thursday, October 22nd at the new downtown New York venue the Sheen Center, an acoustically generous and attractive performance space, we heard the second of three concerts presenting…

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Maximum Minimalism at Disney Hall

Apr 12, 2014 Paul Muller

On Tuesday April 9, 2014 downtown Los Angeles was the scene of the centerpiece concert for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Minimalism Jukebox series. Over four hours of music was presented…

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New York Virtuoso Singers Presents 25th Anniversary Season Concert on March 3 at Kaufman Center’s Merkin Concert Hall, Featuring World Premieres of 13 Works by Major American Composers

Feb 22, 2013 Jeffrey James

The New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor and Artistic Director, will present the third concert of their 25th Anniversary season on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 3:00 PM at…

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New music by young composers in Missouri

Feb 5, 2013 Steve Layton

Continuing their collaborative efforts to spotlight the work of Missouri composers, the Columbia Civic Orchestra and the Mizzou New Music Initiative have announced the selection of two orchestral works written by…