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Free Music of the Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet
The Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet recorded quite a few pieces from major composers, and now many of these have been posted for free download on their web site. Of particular interest are two works of...
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Monday Evening Concerts – American Originals
Monday Evening Concerts features American Originals on January 12. Monday, January 12, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. Zipper Concert Hall at the Colburn School American Originals Morton Feldman The Viola in My Life...
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RIP Lukas Foss
Composer Lukas Foss has passed on. Lukas Foss, a prolific and versatile composer who was also a respected pianist and conductor, died at his home in Manhattan on Sunday. He was 86, and also had a home...
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CSO’s MusicNOW series gets another boost
Image via Wikipedia Pierre Boulez garners praise in Chicago. Pierre Boulez is a shot in the arm for both the players on the stage and the large audience in the house. Despite the efforts of MusicNOW...
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Yvonne Lee in Seattle
From WAYWARD MUSIC: 8:00 PM; $5-$15 sliding scale donation at the door (WCF members attend one concert in the Transport series free). Presented by Washington Composers Forum, Nonsequitur, and Jack...
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Elliott Carter’s Admirers Resume Celebrations
You can never have too much Elliott Carter, and the Times reviews some recents performances. The Elliott Carter centenary celebrations had a brief respite after Mr. Carter’s birthday in December,...
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Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music – Ambition Abounds in an Exultation...
NYTimes.com reviews this recent festival. A stray orchestral work, Helen Grime’s Clarinet Concerto (2009), opened the Sunday evening concert, which was otherwise devoted to chamber music. Ms. Grime, an...
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DMG Newsletter August 28th, 2009
Wolfgang Rihm via last.fm From DMG: Two Takanayagi DVDs! Midorikawa/Togashi/Takayanagi/Sato 2 CD set! The Wildflowers Sessions 3 CD Set! The Creative Music Studio Jams! Herb Robertson & Mark...
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New Work by a Speedy Elliott Carter
NYTimes.com discusses a recent interview with Elliott Carter about his new compositions. Now that hardly a month goes by without a new work by Elliott Carter, a listener could easily forget that in...
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You Won’t Find These Poisson Rouge Performers in the 45s Section
From NYTimes.com: At the early concert, Rachel Grimes, a pianist and composer who writes in a charming if lightweight Impressionistic style, played the 14 vignettes from her recent “Book of Leaves”...
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