Five Things about Chris Thile
I caught the second of “In Your Ear Redux” concerts at Zankel Hall with The Tensions Mountain Boys Saturday night, and I was happy I did! 1. Chris Thile (mandolin,…
The most satisfying medium of all
Why a String Quartet? What is it that has given it its exalted reputation and mystique? Why have so many composers regarded it as the perfect medium of expression, though…
New positions for a string quartet
Vanessa Vanessa Lann emails – Today is the world premiere of my string quartet, Landscape of a Soul’s Remembering. In this work there are six separate locations on the stage…
Steve’s click picks #21
Settle in for a little history… Juan Hidalgo (b.1927 –Spain), Walter Marchetti (b.1931 — Italy), and Zaj Most musicians who’ve fallen for John Cage and David Tudor, also know that offspring…
Just Sit Back And Relâche
One of the hottest things in Philadelphia has to be the Relâche chamber ensemble. They’ve performed and recorded work by a wide variety of composers in the Downtown tradition including…
Thile hilet ileth lethi ethil
A good time is to be had this Saturday night at Zankel Hall. Chris Thile and The Tensions Mountain Boys will premiere his bluegrass/classical suite “The Blind Leading the Blind.”…
Grawemeyer Discussion and Concert
New York City – On Friday afternoon, March 9, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, music critic Tim Page of The Washington Post hosted a panel…
Free CDs
I have the following CDs available for review: Philip Corner – Extreme Positions – The Barton Workshop Stirling Newberry – Xaos and Capricorn -Two string quartets on each. (Steve Hicken…
Grawemeyer Concert at Carnegie Hall
The University of Louisville descended on to New York City this week for a big event, and I don’t mean the Big East tournament (well, they did that also and…
I Wanna Jam it Wid You
Tired of playing with yourself? Well, you don’t have to anymore. Take a look at e-jamming, a web site that lets you hook up with other musicians online to write,…