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Reich on Reich

April 4, 2011 Christian Carey

Steve Reich turns 75 this coming October, and the celebrations have already begun. Later this month is a concert at Carnegie Hall on April 30th. It features the Kronos Quartet…

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Cutting Edge Concerts Kicks Off Tonight

March 28, 2011 Christian Carey

Thus far, 2011 seems to be the year of the festival. From Tune Up to Tully Scope and beyond, a wide variety of adventurous outings have been offered in New…

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Talea provides NY with Unsuk Chin Portrait

February 15, 2011 Christian Carey

Unsuk Chin (b. 1961) is a decorated composer and an important figure on the international scene. But even though she’s won the prestigious Grawemeyer Prize, one could still argue that…

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LA X(enakis)

February 9, 2011 Christian Carey

JACK Quartet presents two concerts in LA this coming Sunday and Monday. On 2/13, they’re giving an afternoon concert for the Da Camera Society (tickets/details here) at the Southern California…

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An Ecstatic Trailer for an Ecstatic Festival

January 18, 2011 Christian Carey

Merkin Hall’s Ecstatic Music Festival kicked off this week with a seven hour long marathon of concerts on Monday. The focus of the festival is on connections between contemporary classical…

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Autotune the silence

January 14, 2011 Steve Layton

Ah, this the Golden Age, my friends, when the mellifuous sound of Autotune is everywhere, bringing dulcet harmony and order to everything from the latest pop and hip-hop singles worldwide…

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Happy 85th Birthday Gunther Schuller!

November 22, 2010 Christian Carey

Who says Barber cornered the market on Adagios?

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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…

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Newspeak’s sweet light crude

November 12, 2010 Christian Carey

The new indie classical kids on the block, Newspeak, have just released their first video. David T. Little’s composition sweet light crude, featuring soprano Mellissa Hughes in fine voice and…

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