Airmailing some catalogs via Amsterdam
Many of our regular s21 readers should be familiar with Amsterdam’s own Samuel Vriezen, both as a visitor here on these pages, as well as a composer selected to be…
Minimalism Conference, Day 3
This summary has to be a short one, since I need to finish preparing for my paper presentation tomorrow morning, but today was another excellent conference day. During the day,…
Knuckleballs and sliders
It’s high summer, which of course means baseball… which of course means Annie Gosfield… Or at least her 1997 piece Brooklyn, October 5, 1941. You can read about it over…
My Ears Are Open. This week on the podcast: Seda Röder
Seda Röder is a Turkish pianist who currently teaches in Boston. Those of you who are interested in electroacoustic music may remember her performance back in April during the New…
“First, do no harm”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YD6uu7dJ7I Mauricio Kagel‘s 1984 “Der Eid des Hippokrates” (“The Hippocratic Oath”), for piano 3-hands. Kagel wrote: This aphoristic composition was inspired by the publication in January 1984, in a medical…
Review: Xiayin Wang at Alice Tully Hall
.. .. .. .. Xiayin Wang offered two
Chamber Music
Classical Music
Composers
Concerts
Contemporary Classical
Experimental Music
Music Events
New York
Performers
Piano
Interpretations Season #20: Artist Blog #8 — Teresa McCollough
Interpretations continues its twentieth season of provocative programming in New York City. Founded and curated by baritone Thomas Buckner in 1989, Interpretations focuses on the relationship between contemporary composers from…
88 keys x 15 performers + 3 composers = Ethos NewSound Festival at SUNY Fredonia
It’s pretty easy to drive by Fredonia, NY without realizing you’ve done so…it’s one of the many small communities that dot the I-90 Interstate between Cleveland and Buffalo, practically on…
Veda Hille: Indie Pop = Hymnals plus Hindemith?
Veda Hille – Indie pop plus Hindemith! Vancouver’s Veda Hille is an indie singer/songwriter who fashions classical instrumentation and catchy tunes into an erudite pop style. This Riot Life, her…
Same Old Story for a New Age
Luke Gullickson is a composer, pianist, and writer currently working on a Master’s in composition at UT in Austin, Texas. He keeps a blog, Sonatas and Interludes, where he recently…