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American composer and music theorist
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2022-03-23 21:28:00
Catherine Lamb: String Quartets JACK Quartet Kairos 2xCD Catherine Lamb’s studies with James Tenney at Cal Arts and Alvin Lucier at Bard, as well as substantial research of figures such as Erv Wilson, have led her to crafting compositions with subtle tuning systems based on just intonation. On a double-CD from Kairos, JACK Quartet […]
2022-01-14 18:26:57
Entitled "24," the concert will feature the London Contemporary Orchestra (LCO) and several collaborators in an unconventional way. Starting Saturday night, the program will present a series of works that range from modern classical to electronic music, by composers such as John Cage, Éliane Radigue, Mica Levi, Alvin Lucier, Michael Gordon, and James Tenney. […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2021-02-21 02:07:00
[…] for solo double bass, streaming from his home studio in Hartford, Connecticut, at 12pm ET. The performance is designed to fit any time and place – whether it’s with morning coffee in Los Angeles, lunch in New York, happy hour in Paris, or a late supper in Tashkent. On March 5, Black will perform highly unusual music from an already unusual repertoire. Hear what happens at the intersection of science and art in James Tenney’s Beast, witness the dazzling wordplay theatrics of Stuart Saunders Smith’s Tunnels, and marvel at the bizarre bowing techniques of Rifat Komachkov’s Sonata. Music that will fascinate, electrify, and amaze. Previous editions of First Fridays are available to watch on-demand on Bang on a Can’s YouTube channel. Dance Company Sasha Waltz & Guests presents In C Music by Terry Riley, recorded by Bang on a Can Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 2pm ET […]
2021-02-20 06:06:00
Classical Music News of the Week, February 20, 2021
[…] a Can announces a dynamic slate of new virtual programming taking place from March through May 2021, all streaming at live.bangonacan.org. All shows are free to watch, but viewers are encouraged to consider purchasing a ticket to help support the performers and commissioned composers. March performances include:First Fridays with Robert Black on March 5, 2021 at 12pm ET, a monthly performance series launched in October 2020, which continues with music for solo bass by James Tenney, Stuart Saunders, and Rifat Komachkov; the live-from-Berlin viewing of Berlin-based dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests’ performance to In C on March 6, 2021 at 2pm ET, based on Terry Riley’s ground-breaking score and featuring Bang on a Can’s critically acclaimed recording; Bang on a Can Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director Michael Gordon and Bang on a Can All-Star pianist Vicky Chow host a watch party on March 7, 2021 3pm ET for the video […]
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