New Music in the Tennessee Mountains: Big Ears Festival 2015
KNOXVILLE, TN – It didn't take long after my arrival at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville last weekend for me to realize that this was no run-of-the-mill music festival.
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Preview: Big Ears Festival in Knoxville
I've hinted at this in some previous posts, but I'll be headed down to Knoxville, TN this weekend for the 4th edition of Big Ears Festival, which Rolling Stone has called "the classiest,
Tristan Perich’s Parallels with Meehan/Perkins Duo
I first heard Doug Perkins and Todd Meehan – otherwise known as the Meehan/Perkins Duo – perform Tristan Perich's Parallels at MoMA in 2013, as part of MoMA's Soundings exhibition. The performance, which
Ear Heart Music: Arkora and Duo Scorpio at Roulette
Above, members of Arkora performing Toronto-based composer Benton Roark's Songs from the Rainshadow's Edge for soprano, narrator and chamber ensemble last night at Roulette, part of this year's ongoing Ear Heart Music series.
Preview: John Adams’ “Scheherazade.2” at the NY Philharmonic
If what I heard Monday night at the David Rubinstein Atrium is to be believed, everyone needs to run out and pick up a ticket for one of the NY
“Meredith Monk and Friends” at Zankel Hall
by Steven Pisano Photos by Steven Pisano One thing is clear: Meredith Monk has a lot of friends—musicians who have both directly and indirectly been influenced by her work. And she has written a lot of
Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Drone Mass at the Temple of Dendur
Most people probably had never heard of Jóhann Jóhannsson before he won the Golden Globe this past January for his score to The Theory of Everything. But the Icelandic composer –
Kronos Quartet Perform New Works at Zankel Hall
by Nick Stubblefield When you attend a show by a world renowned contemporary string quartet, you expect to hear music that's both bold and original. That's exactly what I got
Bing and Ruth Return to Brooklyn’s Littlefield
Where do you file a band that blends electronics with string and wind instruments in a soft, hazy, occasionally ecstatic vibe? Indie? Ambient? New Music? David Moore, the pianist and