The music of Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson cast a pall over (le) Poisson Rouge last night, where Jóhannsson performed live piano and electronics while accompanied by the string quartet from the American Contemporary […]
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
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
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 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
"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
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
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
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
