Hard to believe, but before Karlheinz Stockhausen wrote Zyklus in 1959, there were no works for solo percussion. The tireless Steve Schick, who has emerged as this country's foremost pracitioner of solo
Among the many casualties when City Opera folded last year was their contemporary-opera lab VOX: an essential incubator for emerging composers that presented some 70-odd operas over 14 seasons. Fortunately, Beth
NOTE: This contest has ended. Renegade marching band Asphalt Orchestra received widespread acclaim during last summer's Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival for their rendition of Pixies' epic Surfer Rosa album. On Sunday, January 12, at 10:00 p.m., the 12-piece mega-force
Living out in Park Slope, I'm always on the hunt for shows I can get to, minus the long schlep home afterwards. So, apparently, was Michael Lowenstern, who used to commute
It's been an exciting year for contempoary vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, whose debut album (New Amsterdam)—which includes Caroline Shaw's Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita for 8 Voices—is up for three Grammy Awards this
Photo credits: Pete Matthews, Ryan Jensen (SubCulture) It was definitely a banner year for both New York City's music scene and Feast of Music. Here at FoM, we provided over
Note: This contest has ended. Looking for a way to celebrate the first weekend of 2014? Look no further: Ambitious composer-on-the-rise Nico Muhly and acclaimed violinist Pekka Kuusisto are headed to
When you meet Caroline Shaw, your initial reaction is: She seems fairly ordinary. She keeps her hair short, dresses for comfort more than style, and speaks in a hushed, hurried voice.
More than 1,100 souls trudged their way through the snow last night to the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in South Brooklyn to hear ambient duo Stars of
