In music, as in life, there are certain things that are so rare and essential, it's worth dropping whatever else you have going on to make way for them. One […]
Music in Space: Stockhausen’s “Inside Light” at the Park Avenue Armory Read Post »
Though you wouldn't know it except for a few perfunctory blurbs in the local press, there is a landmark music event taking place in New York this weekend. For more than four years,
Preview: Stockhausen’s KLANG at the Met Museum Read Post »
All photos: Karli Cadel Steve Schick proved last night at Miller Theatre that he is far more than just a talented musician. He is a deeply sensitive, thoughtful human being
Steve Schick Astonishes at Miller Theatre Read Post »
Photo credit: Richard Alexander Caraballo NOTE: This contest has ended. The Music of Now: Rapid Ear Movement (REM) kicks off February's citywide Composer's Now Festival, beginning at 2:00 p.m. this Saturday at Symphony
FREE TICKETS: The Music of Now Marathon at Symphony Space Read Post »
"My music is a fast spaceship to the divine." – Karlheinz Stockhausen In May 2007, I happened to find myself in Rome for a concert of electronic music by the composer
Stockhausen’s OKTOPHONIE at the Park Avenue Armory Read Post »
In May 1882, conductor Theodore Thomas led the NY Phil in a landmark seven-concert festival at the Park Avenue Armory that included everything from Handel's oratorio Israel in Egypt, to excerpts from Wagner's then-new Ring. (You can
NY Philharmonic 360 at the Park Avenue Armory Read Post »
There are few Americans who have the insider's view that Joe Drew has of the late Karlheinz Stockhausen's inner circle. Joe, who is completing his dissertation on Stockhausen at NYU's Steinhardt school, participated in
Joe Drew on Stockhausen Read Post »
by Caleb Easterly and Pete M. As I mentioned previously, Issue Project Room hosted their annual Darmstadt Essential Repertoire fest last weekend, packing the house on three consecutive nights for
Darmstadt Essential Repertoire at Issue Project Room Read Post »
The Darmstadt Summer Course for New Music – held each summer during the 50's and 60's (and every other year since then) – was one of the great incubators for
Darmstadt Essential Repertoire at Issue Project Room Read Post »
