Never Break a Man’s Guitar
Almost everyone on the web has seen this by now but if you haven’t, take a look. It’s a classic example of don’t-get-mad-get-even. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo
Get your Stockhausen on!
And you thought the master was gone?… Nooo no no, not that easy… His foundation and famous summer courses in Kürten continue — even stronger, if that’s possible. Starting today,…
Minimalism Nonstop
Last week the BBC reported that the seminal electronic act Kraftwerk wowed the crowd at the Manchester Velodrome, not just with their music but a live riding appearance by the…
Love and Rockets: San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra Plays Old First Church
We like to think that we live in the light, or as the current phrase goes — “it’s all good ” — when in reality everything really seems to happen…
Hilary Hahn’s enquiring mind wants to know
Hilary Hahn doesn’t need much introduction; as one of the leading violinists today, many of you have any number of her recordings or have been lucky enough to catch her…
I’m in a band…
Continuing a theme: earlier this week I mentioned a gig by composer Matt McBane’s “not-quite-neo-alt-rock-chamber-folk-etc” ensemble Build. The pattern continues this Sunday at The Stone in NYC (corner of 2nd…
Carterhead Heaven
S21 friend Peter Mueller passed along the good news that: The Library of Congress has completed digitization of another batch of the compositional sketches of Elliott Carter. These are now…
Signaling Reich at Le Poisson Rouge
The timing gods may be with me…I’ll just happen to be in NYC for the day today and just might be able to make it down from LaGuardia to 153…
Joe’s Pub Builds Greta Gertler
Fresh on the heels of their excellent BoaC Marathon appearance, composer Matt McBane‘s alt-avant chamber-whatever group Build is doing a collaborative concert with another twisted sister, Former-Aussie songstress Greta Gertler.…
The 1 GB Challenge
A friend recently asked me to come up with a list of music. He wanted a ‘starter’ kit to introduce friends and family to contemporary classical. The constraints are as…