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Bang on a Can Long Play Festival 2022: An Interview with David Lang

April 24, 2022 Gail Wein

Two years ago, I was editing a 2020 interview with the composer David Lang about the new multi-day festival that Bang on a Can planned for that spring, Long Play,…

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Hannah Lash’s The Peril of Dreams premieres in Seattle

November 28, 2021 Michael Schell

I was gratified to discover that Lash’s 45-minute work manages to avoid the clichés and sentimentality to which much of the harp repertory is prone.

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The Orchestra Now at Carnegie Hall: Scott Wheeler, Julia Perry and George Frederick Bristow

November 22, 2021 Gail Wein

Big name soloists, a symphonic work plucked from obscurity and a premiere. It’s an oft-used – and winning – programming formula used by The Orchestra Now. The ensemble’s performance at…

Concert review Contemporary Classical Los Angeles Premieres

Noon to Midnight at Disney Hall

June 10, 2019 Paul Muller

On Saturday, June 1, 2019 the annual Noon to Midnight new music festival returned to Disney Hall, complete with non-stop concerts, food trucks and a beer garden. Some 28 concerts…

Concert review Contemporary Classical Los Angeles Premieres

Cold Blue Music @ Monk Space

May 24, 2019 Paul Muller

On May 14, 2019, Tuesdays @ Monk Space presented Incandescent Keyboards, Luminous Percussion, a concert of three important works from the Cold Blue Music record label. The Los Angeles premieres…

Concert review Contemporary Classical Experimental Music Los Angeles Premieres

Transient Canvas in Los Angeles

April 4, 2019 Paul Muller

On March 27, 2019, People Inside Electronics presented Wired Wednesday, a concert featuring a set by Amy Advocat and Matt Sharrock, the Transient Canvas duo – as well as a…

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György Kurtág’s “Samuel Beckett: Fin de partie” at La Scala

December 6, 2018 David Salvage

…………………………………………………. After decades of prodding, false starts, intense study, delays, and, finally, seven years of

Concert review Contemporary Classical Los Angeles Premieres

Panic Duo Concert in Pasadena

March 1, 2018 Paul Muller

On Sunday, February 18, 2018, the Pasadena Conservatory of Music hosted a faculty recital featuring the Panic Duo of Nick Gerpe and Pasha Tseitlin. A full concert program of contemporary…

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James Tenney World Premiere in Los Angeles

November 17, 2017 Paul Muller

On November 11, 2017, the Society for the Activation of Social Space Through Art and Sound (SASSAS) formally presented the world premiere of Changes: Sixty-Four Studies for Six Harps, by…

Concert review Contemporary Classical Dance Los Angeles Premieres

Breadwoman Appears in Santa Monica

June 14, 2017 Paul Muller

On Thursday, June 8, 2017 the Santa Monica Public Library presented the Los Angeles premiere of Breadwoman: Variations and Improvisations in the MLK Jr. Auditorium. Breadwoman has a long and…