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A Cowboy Hangs Up His Spurs

July 24, 2012 Christian Carey

On July 22nd via his PostClassic blog, Kyle Gann published a post titled “One Less Critic,” more or less announcing his retirement from music criticism after was able to successfully…

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RIP Nathan Brock (1977-2012)

July 19, 2012 Christian Carey

We’re saddened to learn of the passing of composer Nathan Brock. Nathan was on faculty at University of San Diego and did post-doctoral research at California Institute for Telecommunications and…

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Let’s Ask Christina Stanley

July 16, 2012 Polly Moller

Christina Stanley a violinist and vocalist who received her MFA in Music Performance and Literature from Mills College, and her Bachelor of Music degree from San Francisco State University where…

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Unlocking The Cage with Iktus Percussion and Friends

July 10, 2012 Jonathan Lakeland

Le Poisson Rouge is a striking place. This venue was the location of this past Sunday’s concert featuring Iktus Percussion (Cory Bracken, Chris Graham, Nicholas Woodbury, and Steve Sehman), pianist…

Composers Contemporary Classical Experimental Music Improv Interviews Premieres San Francisco

John Shiurba is a composer and guitarist based in Oakland, California whose artistry embraces improvisation, art-rock, composition and noise. In his composer capacity, he’s headlining the second night of the…

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Tonight: Carter premiere at Contact!

June 8, 2012 Christian Carey

103 year old Elliott Carter has written a new work, Two Controversies and a Conversation, which will be premiered tonight at the Met Museum as part of the New York…

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Dan Deacon shares new MP3 from forthcoming CD

June 4, 2012 Christian Carey

Our friends at RCRDLBL are sharing an MP3 of “Lots” by indie classical composer Dan Deacon (embed below). Dan Deacon’s new full length recording, America, is out August 28th via…

Composers Contemporary Classical Sound Art

Think fast!

May 25, 2012 Polly Moller

Composers and sound artists have only got a few days – until May 31st – to answer the annual Vox Novus call for 60-second recorded works for the 60×60 Project.…

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This Weekend: Babbitt and Collide-O-Scope

May 25, 2012 Christian Carey

To many, Memorial Day weekend means the kickoff of the summer season: getaways, barbecues, traffic, and more traffic … But the New York new music scene doesn’t seem to be…

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MCTS 2012 Post-Conference Report

May 23, 2012 Tyran Grillo

Report by Tyran Grillo (between sound and space) Photos by Evan Cortens Music: Cognition, Technology, Society set a formidable intellectual task before participants of the selfsame conference at semester’s end…