Happiness
Some of you may remember my visit to Pop Montreal in October, where I discovered this art installation based on Charles Spearin's Happiness Project, in which he recorded interviews with his […]
New Music
Fantastic Music
I'm not sure if three performers rubbing Nivea Cream into their hands qualifies as music, but the bill for Saturday night's A Fantastic World Superimposed On Reality (part of Performa 09)
The (other) B.Q.E.
A Ballad of Accounting 2009: Composition for Cello and Brooklyn Queens Expressway, with Alex Waterman performing live cello to a film by Elizabeth Wendelbo. Part of yesterday's Performa 09 activities. (Presumably, Ms.
Music/Art
The biennal art festival known as Performa 09 wraps up with weekend in NYC, inlcuding a number of events devoted to experimental music. Last night, I saw the first of
Lunchtime Special
During the day, I work in downtown Manhattan, which is not exactly a place seething with culture, music or otherwise. Fortunately, Trinity Church offers a brief refuge from the rat
Settling “The Score”
After a hiatus of more than two and a half years, the New York Times has revived its blog The Score, where contemporary composers write about many of the issues surrounding
Double Trouble
(photos by Julieta Cervantes) BAM's Next Wave Festival - and artistic director Joe Melillo in particular – must have a thing for indie rockers. Last year, they commissioned Sufjan Stevens' The
Music of the Future
When he coined the term "Music of the Future" back in 1860, Wagner was primarily concerned with defending his musical innovations over what he saw as the florid and artificial
Stochastic Finale
Here's another one for the books: after 8 1/2 years, Bethany's decided to hang up her WFMU mic so she can complete her training as a massage therapist. In an