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Interpretations Season #20 Artist Blog #4 — JB Floyd, Raphael Mostel

November 17, 2008 JB

This Fall marks the twentieth season of provocative programming in New York City brought to you by Interpretations. Founded and curated by baritone Thomas Buckner in 1989, Interpretations focuses on…

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Anders Koppel: Festivity back in the concert hall

September 10, 2008 Jens Cornelius

How does it sound – a double concerto written by a musician weaned on Beethoven, salsa, Stravinsky and Bulgarian folk music? In short – like nothing else! The Danish composer…

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Everything Gets Easier

May 13, 2008 Steve Layton

qKXy1FPTdvg Steve Reich’s seminal 1967 Piano Phase has always been a fantastic challenge for any two pianists. But here is the Russian Peter Aidu (b. 1976) going them all one…

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We Are All Amaranth

May 7, 2008 Steve Layton

James Combs, composer… Ah, where to start?… I met James years ago, in our formerly-shared hometown of Seattle. Truly a “regular-Joe” in person, giving little hint of the ornate wheels…

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Renewable Music‘s long-time American-in-Deutschland, Daniel J. Wolf, had the idea of inviting composers to contribute to an album for piano, simply centered around this moment and season. No publishers, no…

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Steve’s click picks #30

June 11, 2007 Steve Layton

Our regular listen to and look at living, breathing composers and performers that you may not know yet, but I know you should… And can, right here and now, since…

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New music for prepared piano

April 11, 2007 Pliable

For the full story on the new aleatoric work seen being performed above on a Bösendorfer at the Two Moors Festival in the UK, take An Overgrown Path. Image credit…

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Hugh Sung’s Magical Mystery Tour

February 1, 2007 Jerry Bowles

Our favorite techno-geek pianist Hugh Sung has come up with a really neat new way to integrate live music with dynamic imagery, animations, and synchronized video clips, all of which…

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If a Frog Had Wings He Wouldn’t Bump His Ass so Much

November 22, 2006 Jerry Bowles

The brilliant and talented piano and TabletPC genuis Hugh Sung has a terrific post about the Sequenza21 concert where he was a star performer. Hugh is also one of the…

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Keys to the Future – Day 3 – Ferocity and Delight

November 10, 2006 Jeff Harrington

Last night, the third and final concert of the Keys to the Future series featured pianists, Tatjana Rankovich, Joseph Rubenstein, Polly Ferman. Ms. Ferman, a noted tango performer, closed out…