Ursula Oppens/JACK Quartet @ LPR
By Caleb Easterly Ursula Oppens and the JACK Quartet gave an energetic performance at (Le) Poisson Rouge Sunday night, featuring music by Charles Wuorinen and Conlon Nancarrow. Oppens, a longtime champion
New Music
Missy Mazzoli’s Song From the Uproar
Missy Mazzoli's new opera Song From the Uproar, which has been seen in various stages of development over the past few seasons, finished it's run at The Kitchen this weekend. With
Tune-In Music Festival: Sunday Wrap-up
The Park Avenue Armory's second-annual Tune-In Music Festival, wrapped up last Sunday with a trio of events highlighting the multi-faceted musicianship of Philip Glass, who turned 75 in January. The
The C4 Ensemble Loses Words, but Not Their Voice
By Caleb Easterly The C4 Ensemble (The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective) is made up of a formidable group of singers and composers, which made their informal concert Thursday night at the Church
Fast Forward Austin’s Showcase on Vicky Chow’s Contagious Sounds series
by Gabriel Furtado Robert Honstein, Ian Dickie and Steve Snowden with Vicky Chow Last Thursday (Feb 23rd) at pianist Vicky Chow's Contagious Sounds concert series at the Gershwin Hotel, listeners got a little taste
Tune-In Music Festival: The Philip Glass Ensemble Plays Music in Twelve Parts
By Caleb Easterly The Philip Glass Ensemble gave a rare marathon performance of Glass’s Music in Twelve Parts as part of the Tune-In Music Festival Saturday night at the Park
Tune-In Music Festival: Phil and Patti Blow Up the Armory
by Angela Sutton Photos: Philip Glass by James Ewing / Patti Smith by Jean Baptiste Mondino If I told you that a poet, for her composer friend's birthday, offered
Audrey Chen/Jeremiah Cymerman + Nate Wooley + Brian Chase
By Caleb Easterly Friday evening’s performance at Roulette was dominated by youthful manipulations, both analog and digital. Audrey Chen, classically trained in both cello and voice, has been developing a
Britten Sinfonia makes its US Debut with Thomas Adès
by Gabriel Furtado (photo credit: Stu Rosen) Wednesday Night's performance by the Britten Sinfonia at Alice Tully Hall was an auspicious stateside introduction of a chamber orchestra -performing for over