Fire in July Gig on Nov. 12
This just in from singing cellist Jody Redhage: Hi friends, I’m excited to announce that my new website is up and running! Please visit www.jodyredhage.com. Also, Fire in July is…
Interview with Terry Riley
Thursday morning I talked with composer Terry Riley, who is in New York this week to collaborate with the Bang on a Can All-Stars in the US premiere of his…
Quartet for the End of Time at Merkin on Tuesday
Charles Neidich and friends are performing Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time and music by Israeli composers. The program is below, and you can check out the notes over…
Being, Nothingness and Morton Feldman
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TEWQZ5tLD0[/youtube] Some people like to think that music is always somehow about something… usually them. My bad love affair, the world will never understand me, much less remember me. And…
Sex and Sanskrit
I must confess that composer Douglas J. Cuomo has only recently appeared on my radar screen. That may mean that I’m not paying enough attention or it could mean that…
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Interpretations Season 20: Artist Blog #1 — Michael Lipsey
This Fall marks the twentieth season of provocative programming in New York City brought to you by Interpretations. Founded and curated by baritone Thomas Buckner in 1989, Interpretations focuses on…
August 4, 1964: Five Things
I heard the world premiere of Steven Stucky’s August 4, 1964 with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and soloists with Jaap van Zweden last night in Dallas. 1. Not since…
M50: Minimalism Turns Fifty
This September marks the 50th anniversary of musical Minimalism, an artistic revolution which critic Kyle Gann has described as “the most important musico-historical event of my lifetime.” I’m delighted to…
An Other Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Lazy, hazy summer days… Not much really happening, unless you hoof it to some festival or other… Or, for the price of simply wearing out your finger clicking, you could…