That’s Why They Call It Muse-ic
From Sarah Baird: Aurora Natola-Ginastera, internationally renowned cello virtuoso and wife of the late composer, Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983), passed away on Sunday, January 25, in Geneva. She was 85 years…
Be There or Be Ionian!
Have you heard the Locrian Chamber Players yet? If not, you’re missing out. The group has a unique mandate: they only play pieces less than a decade old. This results…
Dakujem!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqwsCoO1zxQ After the split, there’s been plenty of attention paid to Prague and the Czech Republic; far fewer take notice of Slovakia and its capital, Bratislava. Strange, when you consider…
A Composer’s Composer
George Perle died this weekend, at the ripe old age of 93. Little-known and little heard by the general audience, Perle was a name virtually every composer of the last…
Looking forward to the 2009/2010 season of the LA Phil
The new season of the Phil was announced Thursday afternoon, accompanied by a press conference (with internet simulcast) by Dudamel and Deborah Borda, president of the board. This announcement was…
The Horror. The Horror.
So Yo-Yo, Itzhak and gang were string synching and what we heard on TV was Memorex. Misleading? Unethical? Biggest scandal since we found out that those adorable little Chinese kids…
Five Things about Absolute Ocean
I heard the world premiere of Absolute Ocean by Augusta Read Thomas in Houston Thursday night at Jones Hall. 1. Thomas spoke before the concert about her compositional process and…
Heading North
Maybe it’s all that cold, dark and ice; stuck inside with nothing else to do for a lot of days must be conducive to composition. At least it feels that…
Animal Collective Roars!
While the spotlight on Tuesday will be on the inauguration, it’s also a big day for the music business. Among several important CD releases is the new full length from…
New music for a new year: Los Angeles is its own festival
January has brought a richness of performances of contemporary music. At the half-way point on the calendar this has already been a marvelous month, but there’s much more to come.…