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Interview with Mimi Goese and Ben Neill

September 15, 2011 Christian Carey

Songs for Persephone: Mimi Goese & Ben Neill Take a seductive voiced art-pop singer and a post-jazz/alt-classical trumpeter. Add fragments of nineteenth century classical melodies, electronics elicited by a “mutantrumpet”…

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Jay Batzner on Slumber Music

September 13, 2011 Christian Carey

The Sequenza 21/MNMP Concert is fast approaching. This free event will be at Joe’s Pub on Oct. 25 at 7 PM (reserve a seat here). The American Contemporary Music Ensemble…

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Trygve Seim makes NYC debut on 9/11

September 9, 2011 Christian Carey

Last year, saxophonist Trygve Seim and pianist Andreas Utnem collaborated on Purcor, a recording for the ECM imprint (Seim’s sixth as leader). Drawing on material from a wide range of…

Concerts Contemporary Classical File Under? New York

Elbow Room

September 8, 2011 Christian Carey

The US premiere of James Dillon’s Nine Rivers, a three evening long contemporary classical epic, will open Miller Theatre’s 2011-’12 season (details below). I’ll be writing about the first evening…

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Coming soon – Roulette grows in Brooklyn

September 4, 2011 Christian Carey

“New Roulette” INTERVIEW SERIES: Joan La Barbara, Jon Gibson, Phill Niblock from Roulette Intermedium on Vimeo.

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File Under ? runs “Hurricane Playlist” contest

August 27, 2011 Christian Carey

Hurricane Irene approaches. We’ve got two extra guests this weekend: my Mom and Humphrey, her labrador retriever. They were evacuated from Long Island and are spending the weekend with us.…

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Hilary Skypes with Max

August 19, 2011 Christian Carey

We all know Hilary Hahn as Sequenza 21’s resident video blogger; oh, and she’s a world class violinist and DG recording artist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_-fpVZ0hdw Wearing both of those hats simultaneously, Hilary…

Boston Chamber Music Concert review Contemporary Classical Festivals File Under?

Tanglewood Highlights 3: Humoresque and Homages

August 18, 2011 Christian Carey

Fred Ho, Fanfare for the Creeping Meatball: This brief yet buoyant brass fanfare got played at the beginning of every FCM concert. But its jazz noir ambience, jocular rhythms, and…

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Music After Marathon

August 17, 2011 Christian Carey

Composers Daniel Felsenfeld and Eleanor Sandresky are organizing a free music marathon to commemorate the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001. Music After will include a veritable who’s who of…

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Tanglewood FCM Highlights Part Two

August 15, 2011 Christian Carey

David Fulmer, Violin Concerto: Written in 2010, Fulmer’s chamber concerto revels in complexity. Those who have heard his performances of the music of Brian Ferneyhough or that of his teacher…