SubCulture Brings New Listening Room to NoHo
by Melanie Wong After a yearlong search for a vibrant space "where artists and audiences [can] connect," brothers and co-owners Marc and Steve Kaplan settled at 45 Bleecker Street, in the […]
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Ballet v6.0 Brings Fresh Collaboration to Joyce Theater
by Zoë Gorman Photo credit: Lora Robertson Making connections across artistic genres has proven to be one of the defining features of 21st-century music, and The Impulse Wants Company—a new ballet
Mostly Mozart: ICE Performs David Lang’s “the whisper opera”
I couldn't imagine a sharper contrast to Monday's turbulent, often violent performance of George Benjamin's Written on Skin than Tuesday's performance of David Lang's the whisper opera at the Mostly Mozart Festival. The
Tristan Perich with the Meehan/Perkins Duo in MoMA Summergarden
Tristan Perich in MoMA's Summergarden last night after the Meehan/Perkins Duo performed his Paralells, for for tuned triangles, hi-hats, and 4-channel 1-bit electronics. Part of MoMA's ongoing Soundings exhibition, which features Tristan's Microtonal
Tanglewood 2013: U.S. Premiere of George Benjamin’s “Written on Skin”
"With music I can open a heart/as easily as you can open a door/and reach right in." — Into the Little Hill LENOX, MA — Over the past few years, some
Tanglewood 2013: Festival of Contemporary Music and Boston Symphony Orchestra
LENOX, MA — Last Saturday, I made the first of my two visits to Tanglewood over the weekend, arriving at Ozawa Hall just in time for the prelude concert prior to
Neil Rolnick vs. Matt Marks at Galapagos
A fun—if not exactly combative—approach to the composers showcase last night at Galapagos, presenting the work of two like-minded composers from different generations. Neil Rolnick (b. 1947), an early pioneer
Kettle Corn New Music Brings Innovative Art Songs to Spectrum
by Zoë Gorman Photo credit: Zoë Gorman Kettle Corn New Music is all of the prestige with none of the pomp. An inviting atmosphere, complete with signature, sweet popcorn, the
Preview: “Soundings” Exhibition at MoMA
Tristan Perich, Microtonal Wall, 2011 On August 10, MoMA opens its first major exhibition of sound art, called Soundings: A Contemporary Score. (Long overdue, for those of us who have