Curation by Subtraction
Many of us love to see musical works created to accompany choreography performed with dancers involved. But this weekend finds musicians approaching these pieces from another vantage point. Ne(x)tworks, Greenwich…
So Percussion Goes Maverick, Gets Remixed, Celebrates Cage!
So Percussion recently released remixes of tracks from Amid the Noise, their recording of music by Jason Treuting. You can grab it for free via their Bandcamp site (embed below).…
2012 Avant Music Festival: Preview and Interview with Randy Gibson
The Avant Music Festival, a 5-night event being held at The Wild Project in NYC between Friday, Feb 10th and Saturday the 18th, promises to be a compelling series of…
American Cosmology at the Composers Now Festival
The Latin American Music Center at Indiana University is presenting American Cosmology, a program designed specially for the Composers Now festival that is involving many members of New York’s new…
Hope on the Horizon for New Opera in New York
Many of us waited with bated breath during the recent breakdown of talks between management and the orchestra at NYC Opera. Even though the season is proceeding, the company’s plan…
Emerging Composers, Hie Thee to Pavia
If you’re an emerging composer looking to produce and promote your work, hear it played before live audiences by first-rate musicians, learn from and hang out with music notables like…
Noteworthy in 2011: Oscar Bettison and Ensemble Klang at SONiC and on CD
One of my favorite projects this past Fall was writing the program essay for American Composers Orchestra’s SONiC festival. I had the chance to interview several composers (though only a…
I think I overdosed on student composers’ music (part 1)
The positive aspect of having too much of a good thing is that you’ve consumed something good. For me in the last week, the object of my over-consumption has been…
How Per Norgard tricked Gyorgy Ligeti into discovering Music of the Spheres by Rued Langgaard
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Vital Vox 2011: A Review
Judith Berkson performing “Vor an Sicht” (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Reddin) Vital Vox: A Vocal Festival (Vital Vox 2011) Roulette Brooklyn, NY Sat, Nov 5 & Sun, Nov 6, 2011…