Frederic Rzewski (1938-2021)
(Frederic Rzewski performing The People United Shall Never Be Defeated! at 2017's Big Ears Festival) De mortuis nihil nisi bonum ("Don't speak ill of the dead") – Chilon of Sparta […]
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Louis Andriessen’s “Anaïs Nin” and “Odysseus’ Women” at National Sawdust
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano.) On Saturday night, for one performance only, the Center for Contemporary Opera presented the U.S. premiere of a double-bill of Louis Andriessen's
Ensemble Signal Celebrates Steve Reich’s 80th Birthday at Miller Theater
by Nick Stubblefield A string section, a wind section, six percussionists, six singers, and four pianos on one stage: that's how you throw an 80th birthday party for Steve Reich, widely
A Showcase for the the Power of Percussion at Kettle Corn New Music
by Robert Leeper Photo by Noah Stern Weber, used courtesy of Kettle Corn Music Despite the wide variety of available instruments, a percussion concert can turn into droning monotony if the
FREE TICKETS: Kettle Corn New Music Presents Sandbox Percussion at DiMenna Center (CONTEST ENDED)
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
FREE TICKETS: Ensemble ACJW at Zankel Hall
NOTE: This contest has ended. St. Louis Symphony's David Robertson conducts Ensemble ACJW in an evening of 20th-century works at Zankel Hall this Saturday, December 14, at 7:30 p.m. The program includes
Steve Reich Complete Quartets Tonight at LPR
One of the most haunting musical compositions in recent memory, Steve Reich's WTC 9/11, will be performed tonight at Le Poisson Rouge by ACME, in a new all-live version for three
Grand Band at (Le) Poisson Rouge
by Andreas Hager What happens when six pianists walk into a bar? Grand Band's performance Tuesday night at (Le) Poisson Rouge was a chance to find out. Once upon a time
Thirty Years of John Schaefer
When I was back in college and entertaining a career in radio, I had the opportunity to intern for John Schaefer at WNYC. It only lasted a few weeks, but