by Gabriel Furtado Curating concerts is all about framing pieces and performers in a way that gives the whole evening a sense of continuity. In the new-music world, this can […]
Ear Heart Music: Claremont Trio and Trio Kavak Read Post »
by Angela Sutton The New York Jewish Film Festival presented a restored 1918 silent film, The Yellow Ticket, with new scoring performed live by its composer, violinist Alicia Svigals, on Thursday at
“The Yellow Ticket” at Lincoln Center Read Post »
The ongoing new-music series Ear Heart Music had its final show of 2012 at Roulette last Tuesday with a program by piano/percussion quartet Yarn/Wire, playing a pair of premieres inspired by the cold,
Yarn/Wire Perform Music for the Winter Solstice at Roulette Read Post »
by Angela Sutton Ensemble π performed to a full house at the Cell on Saturday night, presenting new and rarely heard music in collaboration with the Great Small Works theater company. “What
“What Must Be Said” at The Cell Read Post »
by Angela Sutton Multimodal music ensemble The International Street Cannibals swam into St. Marks-in-the-Bowery on Sunday night for an eclectic mix of water-themed works. Although music provided the core discipline
International Street Cannibals Present Fishy Business Read Post »
by Gabriel Furtado Lisa (Lauren Worsham) confides in the man-turned-dog Prince (John Kelly) credit: James Matthew Daniel Dog Days may be the only opera with a score capable of causing acute
“Dog Days” World Premiere: David T. Little’s First Full-Length Opera Read Post »
by Gabriel Furtado Cellist Mariel Roberts performing Tristan Perich’s “formations” for cello and one-bit sound. Record releases fill me with trepidation. These events have the potential to reach a lofty
Mariel Roberts’ Nonextraneous Sounds Record Release Concert Read Post »
by Angela Sutton Third Coast Percussion dodged the raindrops at MoMA on Thursday night, presenting a mostly John Cage concert in honor of the composer's centenary and his 1943 MoMA percussion
Third Coast Percussion Hammers Cage at MoMA Read Post »
Along with all of the other musical happenings in the Berkshires this past weekend, Bang on a Can wrapped up their 11th annual Summer Music Festival at Mass MoCA on Saturday with a Marathon concert in
Bang on a Can Summer Marathon 2012 Read Post »
