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Berlin music
fromPortland Mercury
1 day ago

Portland's Third Angle on the First Complete Recording Of Philip Glass' 1000 Airplanes on the Roof

Third Angle New Music creates site-specific performances featuring contemporary and classical compositions, recently recording Philip Glass's 1000 Airplanes on the Roof, a science fiction music drama exploring themes of depersonalization and identity.
Berlin music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Halle: Huw Watkins album review Covid-era commissions capture energy and hope after lockdown

Huw Watkins' second symphony and Concerto for Orchestra demonstrate a composer and orchestra's resilience during Covid lockdowns, with music expressing optimism, growth, and rebirth through intricate orchestration and hopeful sensibility.
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

Free Chamber Orchestra Concert: Philip Glass (SF)

The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra presents a program featuring a commissioned work by Jens Ibsen, Philip Glass' Harpsichord Concerto with soloist Jory Vinikour, and Haydn's Symphony No. 49.
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fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 weeks ago

Unintentional synchronicity: Third Angle New Music, Steve Reich, "Hopscotch Counterpoints" * Oregon ArtsWatch

Third Angle New Music performed Steve Reich's four Counterpoints at Hopscotch to celebrate the composer's ninetieth birthday, featuring works composed over twenty-one years for different solo instruments with pre-recorded accompaniment.
Music
fromCornell Chronicle
3 weeks ago

Events honor the legacy of composer Steven Stucky | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell Music Department honors Steven Stucky with concerts celebrating his legacy, teaching influence, and innovative, Pulitzer-winning compositions.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

He was, above all, a treasured spirit, who understood how vital music is for the human soul': tributes to Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements was a remarkably knowledgeable, honest, and influential music critic whose enthusiastic advocacy and integrity strongly supported contemporary classical music and composers.
LGBT
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
5 months ago

Soprano Breanna Sinclaire Presents World Premiere of Trans Requiem in New York - San Francisco Bay Times

Breanna Sinclairé premiered and soloed Andrew Yee's Trans Requiem, advancing transgender representation through classical and community performance.
Music
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
5 months ago

Always working in the light: New Wave Opera's double feature * Oregon ArtsWatch

A New Wave Opera double bill paired understated contemporary scores and evocative staging to create a thrilling, emotionally resonant portrayal of Marie Curie.
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

The god of small things: celebrating Arvo Part at 90

Arvo Part captures simplicity and spiritual depth in music, eschewing spectacle while becoming universally appealing and surviving various artistic trends and political regimes.
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fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
8 months ago

What do I like about this? Caroline Shaw discusses the influence of Baroque music on her "Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings" * Oregon ArtsWatch

Contemporary classical music now embraces beauty and excellence, moving away from past trends of experimentation and obscurantism.
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