Composers

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Interview with composer Tom Myron

February 1, 2011 Chris Becker

The job requirements of a working composer are elusive, perhaps especially for composition students enrolled in University degree programs that fail to provide graduates with the interpersonal and business skills…

Composers Deaths File Under?

Babbitt Starter Kit?

January 30, 2011 Christian Carey

A few people asked me which works would I would recommend to serve as a starter course for Milton Babbitt’s work. That’s a tricky one: I’d say String Quartets Nos.…

Composers Concerts New York

Composers Play Composers Marathon to include Babbitt Tribute

January 30, 2011 Christian Carey

Composers Concordance is hosting a Composers Play Composers Marathon tonight featuring 21 participants. Peter Jarvis has sent word that, in honor of Milton Babbitt’s recent passing, he’ll be performing Milton’s…

Composers Contemporary Classical Deaths

Milton Babbitt, RIP

January 29, 2011 Steve Layton

Composer Paul Lansky writes at his Facebook page: “I’m sorry to report that Milton Babbitt died this morning at age 94. He was a great and important composer, and a…

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Duo Scordatura Presents: COMMISSIONED

January 22, 2011 Chris Becker

Houston, TX – There’s no question that Houston’s proponents of contemporary music are enthusiastically embracing creative marketing concepts and alternative venues for performances in an effort to expand and educate…

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Composers get big nods from Gerbode and Hewlett Foundations

January 19, 2011 Polly Moller

When the 2010 Composer Collaboration Awards call for proposals went out on May 10, 2010, music presenters, ensembles, and composers all over the San Francisco Bay Area called, paged, and…

Composers Contemporary Classical Los Angeles Performers Review

Bad trip indeed

January 19, 2011 Paul Bailey

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New music heard in San Diego recently

January 19, 2011 Christian Hertzog

They’ve been piling up, my reviews at sandiego.com, to be passed on to you here. Lots of good music heard the past three months: San Diego Symphony plays Remembering Gatsby…

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Jeff Gavett talks about Ekmeles

January 8, 2011 Christian Carey

On Tuesday 1/11, newish New York vocal ensemble Ekmeles presents a program of music by Martin Iddon, Alvin Lucier, and David Lang at The Tank. I caught up with Ekmeles’…

Composers Contemporary Classical Lectures New York

Two Feldman Lectures in NYC and via the Internet around the world.

January 8, 2011 Bunita Marcus

Hello Friends and Colleagues, I am doing two lectures on Morton Feldman’s Notation and Compositional Process here in NYC this coming January 16th and 23rd at 1:00 to 3:00 pm.…