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Agata Zubel's In the Shade of an Unshaded Tear at the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music
Jul. 31, 2023On July 29, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, led by Dima Slobodeniouk, performed Agata Zubel's In the Shade of an Unshed Tear as part of Tanglewood's Festival of Contemporary Music. …
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Premieres Julian Anderson's ECHOES at Barbican Hall in London
Jul. 31, 2023Julian Anderson'sECHOES for baritone, choir, and orchestra, was premiered on July 7 in London by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, led by Oliver Zeffman, featuring baritone Davóne Tines …
umama womama Performs Han Lash's Music in Cold
Jul. 28, 2023umama womama performs the West Coast premiere of Han Lash's Music in Cold on July 9-10 as part of Chamber Music Northwest's concert series. The work is part of a …
Longleash Trio Premieres Katherine Balch's different gravities
Jul. 28, 2023The Longleash Trio will perform the world premiere of Katherine Balch's different gravities on August 13 at the Loretto Retreat Center in Nerinx, Kentucky as part of their annual Loretto …
World Premiere of Gerald Barry's Kafka's Earplugs at the BBC Proms
Jul. 27, 2023On August 3, The BBC Philharmonic and Chief Conductor John Storgårds presented the world premiere performance of Gerald Barry's Kafka's Earplugs, a 12-minute work for orchestra focusing on Franz Kafka’s obsession with wearing earplugs …
A MadAminA! Insert: Academicians All, A Fragment of Cultural History
Jul. 27, 2023Academicians All
A Fragment of Cultural Historyby Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Probably more Americans are aware of the Académie Française than of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, not …
In Memoriam: Anthony Gilbert (1934-2023)
Jul. 27, 2023Schott Music is saddened to learn that British Composer Anthony Gilbert passed away on July 5, 2023. Gilbert’s career as a published composer began on September 7, 1962 when he …
George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s Picture a day like this Premieres at the Aix-en-Provence Festival
Jul. 27, 2023George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s latest stage work Picture a day like this premiered at the Aix-en-Provence Festival on July 5. The opera, which lasts just over an …
Anna Meredith's Anno Performed by the Scottish Ensemble at the Cheltenham Festival
Jul. 27, 2023On July 15, the Scottish Ensemble and Jonathan Morton closed the 2023 Cheltenham Music Festival with a performance of Anna Meredith’s Anno, her 50-minute re-contextualization of Vivaldi’s Four …
Music by Anders Hillborg Takes Center Stage at the Staunton Music Festival
Jul. 27, 2023Anders Hillborg is the Staunton Music Festival's 2023 Composer-in-Residence and performances of his works abound. On August 13, Festival musicians perform Anders Hillborg's Six Pieces for Wind Quintet. On …