Question: What musical group can switch seamlessly from classical works by Monteverdi to indie-rock ballads by Bon Iver within the same program? Answer: Chicago's dynamic and acclaimed sextet eighth blackbird, who open
by Robert Leeper Despite the wide variety of available instruments, a percussion concert can turn into droning monotony if the program is not carefully considered and presented. Fortunately, Sandbox Percussion, a Brooklyn-based
Of all musical instruments, the human voice is the both the most accessible – we all have one – and the most challenging to execute. In the right hands, there
On the surface, the artists signed to Nonesuch Records – which celebrates 50 years in business this year – would seem to have very little to do with one another.
NOTE: This contest has ended. Sandbox Percussion opens the Kettle Corn New Music season at the DiMenna Center this Saturday, September 13 at 7:00 p.m. and FoM is giving away
by Robert Leeper Two years ago, there was a parade of concerts in celebration of John Cage’s 100th birthday. Avant Media’s response: Why keep it to centennials and decades? And so,
Cellist Maya Beiser wants to change the way people look at rock music. Or, more accurately, music in general. Raised in Israel, Beiser was groomed for a career as a concert
by Emre Tetik Armen Elliot for The New York Times For the third time this week, the International Contemporary Ensemble (a.k.a., ICE) appeared at the Park Avenue Armory’s Board of Officers
Among the orchestras, new music ensembles and violinists all taking part in this final week of Mostly Mozart, there was percussionist Steve Schick, who I first encountered during his Miller Theatre
