by Melanie Wong Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival has brought the contemporary music of living composers together with New York audiences since its inception in 1998. Last week CECNMF […]
by Aristea Mellos It is widely believed that a great work of art should be able to withstand reappropriation and reinterpretation, and, if possible, grow from the experience. This philosophy
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
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 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,
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
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
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
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
