Parting is Such…A Song for David Salvage
One fateful morning in the fall of 2004, I opened the door to pick up my New York Times and found instead a wooden basket containing a pale homo sapien…
Miss the Mississippi
From: Eve Beglarian hi my friends, some of you already know that I’ve developed an obsession with the Mississippi River and its place in American culture, politics, and geography. I’ve…
Scelsi’s ghost
Over at La Folia (for all its simplicity still the most interesting online source for contemporary CD reviews), Grant Chu Covell gives an illustrated account of his visit to the…
SoCal meets SoCar meets Wandelweiser
This Monday night (July 27), 7PM the 701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, South Carolina hosts a concert devoted to a potent movement active on the fringes of (or…
Having a MoCA at Banglewood
If you thought there couldn’t possibly be any more we could tell you about Bang on a Can events the past couple months, you’re so so wrong! Starting today and…
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San Francisco
Outsound New Music Summit kicks off on Sunday
San Francisco’s Mission District, home of so much that is cool, is a natural neighborhood for the arts. The San Francisco Community Music Center located at 544 Capp Street is…
Love Story
Sir Edward Downes, one of Britain’s most distinguished orchestra conductors, flew to Switzerland last week with his terminally-ill wife and joined her in drinking a lethal cocktail of barbiturates provided…
Proms 2009, !
Yes, it’s Proms season again here in the UK/GB (see link for the differences.) The “worlds greatest music festival” kicks off on Friday and I thought I would put together…
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble season begins with Pierre Jalbert world premiere
Summertime in the Steel City brings forth some pretty damn good concerts from the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, one of the best new music ensembles in the country, every year…