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August 25, 2010 Christian Carey

Steve Reich’s latest Nonesuch CD recently arrived, sans artwork in a little cardboard case. The disc features Double Sextet and 2×5, his collaborations with Eighth Blackbird and Bang on a…

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Laurie Anderson talks about “Homeland”

August 19, 2010 Christian Carey

Composer, violinist, and performance/video artist Laurie Anderson has never been one to rest on her laurels. But Homeland, her latest project for Nonesuch takes her farther afield than she’s previously…

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(R)evolution Trailer

July 13, 2010 Christian Carey

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Happy Independence Day from Charles Ives

July 4, 2010 Christian Carey

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It’s official: BoaC’s a Rock Band! (Video)

June 25, 2010 Christian Carey

Who’s the first (ahem) “downtown contemporary classical ensemble” to be added to the videogame Rock Band? Bang on a Can All Stars host their annual Marathon this Sunday (6/26) at…

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Omar Hernández-Hidalgo, 1971-2010

June 7, 2010 Steve Layton

There’s a lot of shock and sadness in the Mexican classical community just now: last week one of the finest violists in Mexico and the world, Omar Hernández-Hidalgo, was found…

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i am sitting in a video room

June 3, 2010 David Toub

This was inspired by Alvin Lucier’s classic and still awesome work I am sitting in a room.

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Composing and Listening Out Loud

March 26, 2010 Steve Layton

Saturday, March 27th at 7:30pm CDT, anyone in driving range of Birmingham, Alabama should be paying UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall (950 13th Street South) a visit. Back last year, Meet…

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Where there’s a will (and an iPhone) there’s a way

March 8, 2010 Steve Layton

Back last December the New York Times highlighted the Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra. The first link goes to the NYT video of the ensemble, but here’s a nicely quiet work…

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Score One for Owen Pallett

March 6, 2010 Christian Carey

Making the classical aspects of the burgeoning indie classical movement abundantly clear, crossover albums are now crossover marketing musical scores. Via his website, composer Owen Pallett has released a limited…