Preview: PROTOTYPE 2014
Among the many casualties when City Opera folded last year was their contemporary-opera lab VOX: an essential incubator for emerging composers that presented some 70-odd operas over 14 seasons. Fortunately, Beth […]
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Michael Lowenstern Comes Home to Old Stone House in Park Slope
Living out in Park Slope, I'm always on the hunt for shows I can get to, minus the long schlep home afterwards. So, apparently, was Michael Lowenstern, who used to commute
Coffee Conversation: Caroline Shaw
When you meet Caroline Shaw, your initial reaction is: She seems fairly ordinary. She keeps her hair short, dresses for comfort more than style, and speaks in a hushed, hurried voice.
Stars of the Lid and Wordless Music Orchestra at Brooklyn’s Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
More than 1,100 souls trudged their way through the snow last night to the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in South Brooklyn to hear ambient duo Stars of
ACME Performs Music of Lutoslawski and Stucky Tonight at Symphony Space
Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski—who, like Benjamin Britten, would have been 100 this year—hasn’t received anything close to the recognition of his British contemporary this season. (The NY Phil did perform
21c Liederabend This Weekend at BAM
For all the hype about new music in NYC, art song has kind of gotten lost in the shuffle. Composer Paola Prestini and producer Beth Morrison recognized this four years
NY Philharmonic Issues Open Call for Compositions
This just in: The NY Phil is now accepting applications for their upcoming EarShot New Music Readings, to be held next June in conjunction with the inaugural NY PHIL BIENNIAL. The
Dither Extravaganza at Gowanus Loft
For the fourth year in a row, the electric guitar quartet Dither held their annual Extravaganza on Saturday night, featuring an extended evening of music from their friends in new
Mario Diaz de Leon at Roulette
Mario Diaz de Leon is one of those new cross-bred composers—David T. Little and Bryce Dessner, among others—who have found their way to serious music through rock. In Diaz de Leon's