Kronos Says Goodbye to Two Members After a Hello to Moondog and Sun Ra
Kronos Says Goodbye to Two Members After a Hello to Moondog and Sun Ra Many are celebrating the tenures of two members of Kronos Quartet – violinist John Sherba and…
The Met Opera Orchestra at Carnegie Hall (Concert Review)
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director Carnegie Hall June 14, 2024 By Christian Carey for Sequenza 21 NEW YORK – In their last concert appearance this season at…
William Parker Celebrated at Vision Fest
Vision Fest 2024 – William Parker Receives a Lifetime of Achievement Award On June 18th, luminary bassist, bandleader, poet, and composer William Parker will receive a Lifetime of Achievement Award…
Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion – Sing On (Video)
Composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist Caroline Shaw rejoins Sō Percussion for Rectangles and Circumstance, a new full length recording out today on Nonesuch. To celebrate the release, a video for the…
The Manhattan Choral Ensemble Sings Victoria (Concert review)
The Manhattan Choral Ensemble, Thomas Cunningham, Director The Victoria Requiem Church of the Blessed Sacrament May 18, 2024 By Christian Carey for Sequenza 21 NEW YORK – The Manhattan Choral…
BMOP Records Galbraith (CD Review)
Nancy Galbraith Everything Flows BMOP Sound Published by Sequenza 21 Nancy Galbraith has taught for a number of years at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. During that time, she has…
Richard Baker – The Tyranny of Fun (CD Review)
Richard Baker The Tyranny of Fun NMC Recordings Composer and conductor Richard Baker (b. 1972) has been an important fixture on the British new music scene for over a decade.…
David Crowell – Point Cloud (CD Review)
David Crowell Point/Cloud Better Company Records Composer and multi-instrumentalist David Crowell has minimalist bona fides: he played in the Philip Glass Ensemble for nearly a decade. But Crowell draws from…
Kyle Bruckmann: of rivers (Recording review)
Kyle Bruckmann of rivers New Focus Recordings Oboist, composer, and electronic musician Kyle Bruckmann is a dedicated advocate for contemporary concert music. One of the founding members of Splinter Reeds,…
Philip Glass Solo – 88 keys at 87 (Review)
Philip Glass Solo Philip Glass, piano Orange Mountain Music This is the second piano album made by Philip Glass. Solo Piano (1989) contains some overlap of tracks with the latest…