by Nick Stubblefield Singer Karen Marie with the Highline Chamber Ensemble The Highline Chamber Ensemble, which typically performs in lofts, bars, and studios throughout NYC, played to a packed SubCulture on Tuesday with a
by Robert Leeper George Manahan, Photo Credit: Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images Organizations that further the careers of young composers are plentiful these days, but the American Composers Orchestra takes its support a step
For anyone who cares at all about the living art of music, there is no more vital institution than the Kronos Quartet. Since their founding 41 years ago, this indefatigable
Somehow, I missed last week's announcement that Julia Wolfe, co-founder of Bang on a Can, won this year's Pulitzer Prize for her oratorio Anthracite Fields, inspired by the coal miners near
Duke Ellington, who was born this day in 1899, was by any measure the greatest composer this country has ever produced. Over a career that spanned more than half of
The chamber orchestra is a unique musical animal, combining the fleetness of a string quartet with the power of a full symphony orchestra. Once the standard performance ensemble of the
This contest is now ended. PUBLIQuartet, one of New York's most "independent minded ensembles" (New Yorker), bring an innovative program to Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall tomrrow night, featuring works by
This Sunday, the Australian Chamber Orchestra – reputed to be one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world – makes a rare stateside visit to Zankel Hall with a
If you were to ask me five years ago how many percussion ensembles I could name, the answer would be, One: Sō Percussion. But, while Sō remains the gold standard
