by Robert Leeper In the years before the World War I, Béla Bartók traveled the countryside in his native Hungary and the surrounding areas collecting, cataloging, and even primitively recording
November 22 is, among other things, the feast day of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music. It is also, appropriately, the birthday of Benjamin Britten, who was born 100 years ago
For all the hype about new music in NYC, art song has kind of gotten lost in the shuffle. Composer Paola Prestini and producer Beth Morrison recognized this four years
This just in: The NY Phil is now accepting applications for their upcoming EarShot New Music Readings, to be held next June in conjunction with the inaugural NY PHIL BIENNIAL. The
Continuing their ongoing exploration of contemporary music and dance, tonight's installment of the Ear Heart Music series at Roulette features the debut of the Ear Heart Music Ensemble performing a program of
by Michael Cirigliano II All photos: Rahav Segev There are moments in history that not only make a sudden impact, but continue to define a generation of people; the assassination of
When Esa-Pekka Salonen left his post as music director of the LA Phil in 2009, he said that he wanted to devote more of his time to composing and guest conducting.
Concert violinists aren't typically the adventurous sort. As virtuosic as folks like Joshua Bell, Gil Shaham, and Sarah Chang are, their concert repertoire rarely moves beyond the chestnut staples of
by Robert Leeper For those of you that left before the end of the three-hour concert at (le) Poisson Rouge Monday night, yes, the New York premiere of Caroline Shaw's
