Interviews

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Let’s Ask Andrew Raffo Dewar

July 13, 2011 Polly Moller

Here’s the first in a series of interviews with composers who are premiering new works at the 10th Annual Outsound New Music Summit in San Francisco on Friday, July 22nd.…

Composers Concerts Contemporary Classical Festivals File Under? Interviews Performers Philadelphia Piano

Marilyn Nonken talks about Feldman Festival

May 31, 2011 Christian Carey

Pianist Marilyn Nonken is performing Triadic Memories on June 4 in Philadelphia as part of “American Sublime,” a festival devoted to the works of Morton Feldman. Marilyn was kind enough…

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Talea plays Neuwirth Tonight!

May 24, 2011 Christian Carey

As I mentioned yesterday, Talea Ensemble will be giving a concert of works by Olga Neuwirth in New York City on Tuesday at 8 PM (Details/tickets here). The group’s percussionist,…

Boston Composers Contemporary Classical Interviews

An interview with Sir Harrison Birtwistle

March 24, 2011 Christian Hertzog

Miss Music Nerd (AKA composer/keyboardist Linda Kernohan) recently had an opportunity to chat with Sir Harrison Birtwistle after hearing his Violin Concerto premiered by Christian Tezlaff and the Boston Symphony…

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Interview with composer Tom Myron

February 1, 2011 Chris Becker

The job requirements of a working composer are elusive, perhaps especially for composition students enrolled in University degree programs that fail to provide graduates with the interpersonal and business skills…

Chamber Music Choral Music Composers Concerts Contemporary Classical Electro-Acoustic Experimental Music File Under? Interviews New York

Jeff Gavett talks about Ekmeles

January 8, 2011 Christian Carey

On Tuesday 1/11, newish New York vocal ensemble Ekmeles presents a program of music by Martin Iddon, Alvin Lucier, and David Lang at The Tank. I caught up with Ekmeles’…

Brooklyn CDs Chamber Music Concerts Contemporary Classical File Under? Interviews

Pieces of Eight: AME at Galapagos on Monday

December 11, 2010 Christian Carey

The American Modern Ensemble performs Pieces of Eight, a program of sextets at Galapagos in Brooklyn on Monday, December 13, 2010. Among the eight under-40 composers featured on the concert…

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Strata gets Metaclassical

November 17, 2010 Christian Carey

Strata – a trio consisting of pianist Audrey Andrist, clarinetist Nathan Williams, and violinist/violist James Stern – has just started a new commissioning project. Abetted by a grant from the…

Commissions Composers Contemporary Classical Events File Under? Interviews New York

Introducing Meet the Composer Studio

November 14, 2010 Christian Carey

Meet the Composer’s latest venture, MTC Studio, will be unveiled on Monday at an event at the 92nd Street Y (Tribeca). It features members of the International Contemporary Ensemble and…

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Conversations about the inner life of creativity

November 5, 2010 Christian Carey

Innerviews: Music Without Borders (Extraordinary Conversations with Extraordinary Musicians) by Anil Prasad Abstract Logix Books; 315 pages, Published 2010 Anil Prasad has covered music on the internet longer than practically…