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Urban Playground Gives New York Premiere of Florence Price Violin Concerto No. 2 (Concert Preview)

May 6, 2019 Christian Carey

On Wednesday May 8th, Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra presents the New York premiere of Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2, music by Harry T. Burleigh, and a rarely heard oratorio,…

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Boulez and Berio highlight Morlot’s farewell [untitled] concert at Seattle Symphony

April 22, 2019 Michael Schell

Seattle Symphony’s series was inaugurated in 2012 by its then-new Music Director, Ludovic Morlot. Three Fridays a year, small groupings of Symphony and visiting musicians set up in the Grand…

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Best of 2018: Orchestral CDs

December 27, 2018 Christian Carey

Best of 2018 – Orchestral CDs In ictu oculi Kenneth Hesketh BBC Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Christoph Mathias Mueller Paladino Three large orchestra works by British composer Kenneth Hesketh…

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Best of 2018: Composer Portrait CDs

December 24, 2018 Christian Carey

Best of 2018: Composer Portrait CDs 2018 saw the release of a bevy of excellent recordings of music by contemporary composers. These were the portrait CDs that most frequently captivated…

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Simone Dinnerstein in Recital at Miller Theatre

December 10, 2018 Christian Carey

Simone Dinnerstein in Recital Miller Theatre – Columbia University December 8, 2018 Published on Sequenza21.com By Christian Carey NEW YORK – On Saturday, December 8th, pianist Simone Dinnerstein made a…

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György Kurtág’s “Samuel Beckett: Fin de partie” at La Scala

December 6, 2018 David Salvage

…………………………………………………. After decades of prodding, false starts, intense study, delays, and, finally, seven years of

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Abrahamsen’s Schnee at Seattle Symphony’s [untitled]

October 22, 2018 Michael Schell

is the moniker given by Seattle Symphony to its thrice-annual Friday night new music events. Staged in the lobby of Benaroya Hall, it’s a semi-formal atmosphere in which the Symphony…

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Glissando Headjoint for Flute

September 17, 2018 Tammy Evans Yonce

The Glissando Headjoint for flute was invented by performer, composer, improviser, and inventor Robert Dick. Essentially, it adds a carrier tube to the standard C flute headjoint. The lip plate…

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A year without Matt Shoemaker (1974–2017)

August 13, 2018 Michael Schell

One year ago the Pacific Northwest’s new music community was stunned by the suicide of Matt Shoemaker: painter and musician, enthusiastic traveler, frequent performer with Gamelan Pacifica, and accomplished creator…

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RIP Oliver Knussen (1952-2018)

July 12, 2018 Christian Carey

Saddened to learn of the passing of composer and conductor Oliver Knussen. One of the truly great musicians of our time, Knussen had received an honorary doctorate from the Royal…