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Alvin Singleton Celebrates 70!
Alvin Singleton celebrates his 70th birthday in 2010. We invite you to join in the festivities by programming works from his celebrated catalogue of orchestral, chamber, choral and solo works.
Jul. 08, 2009Stephen Flaherty's American River Suite Featured at Macy's Fourth of July Celebration
Jul. 08, 2009Stephen Flaherty's American River Suite saw a celebratory performance by Steven Reineke and the New York Pops as the musical centerpiece for the largest Independence Day display in the United States, the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks celebration.
Spotlight on Tanglewood and Cabrillo
Tanglewood's Festival of Contemporary Music, this year under the direction of Augusta Read Thomas, is packed with a wide array of selections from the Schott/EAM catalogue. Audiences will hear the music of Christopher Rouse, Matthias Pintscher, Pierre Boulez, Beat Furrer, Oliver Knussen, George Benjamin, Tansy Davies, Julian Anderson, Wolfgang Rihm and Henri Dutilleux, among others. On the opposite shore this summer Marin Alsop and the Cabrillo Festival present the US premiere of Matthew Hindson's Rave Elation.
Jul. 08, 2009Joaquín Rodrigo and Bohuslav Martinů Celebrated This Summer and Next Season
This summer marks the 10th and 50th anniversaries of the deaths of Joaquín Rodrigo and Bohuslav Martinů, respectively. Performances are planned the world over to honor these two master composers.
Jul. 08, 2009Kurt Weill Edition Wins Three Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence
Jun. 15, 2009The two most recent volumes of the Kurt Weill Edition have won prestigious 2009 Paul Revere Awards, granted annually by the Music Publishers' Association for outstanding examples of graphic design. …
Music of Jonathan Harvey Featured at New England Conservatory
This month the New England Conservatory features a host of performances of the music of Jonathan Harvey at its Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice.
Jun. 04, 2009In Memoriam, Nicholas Maw: November 5, 1935-May 19, 2009
British composer Nicholas Maw passed away last month at his home in Washington, DC. He was 73 years old.
Jun. 04, 2009Sir Harrison Birtwistle Honored in 75th Birthday Concerts in New York, London
Sir Harrison Birtwistle celebrates his 75th birthday on July 15 and the composer is honored this summer with performances around the globe. The Ensemble ACJW performs Cortege on June 13 at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall and the BBC Proms features a host of Birtwistle performances this August.
Jun. 04, 2009Bertold Hummel's Sinfonia piccola In US Premiere at Penn State University
Bertold Hummel's Sinfonia piccola sees its US premiere this month at the International Society of Bassists Conference at Penn State University.
Jun. 04, 2009Praise for Johannes Maria Staud's On Comparative Meteorology at Cleveland
The Cleveland Orchestra, led by Franz Welser-Möst, premiered Johannes Maria Staud's On Comparative Meteorology last month and garnered great reviews. This month, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, led by Manfred Honeck, closes its season with Mahler's Symphony No. 2.
Jun. 04, 2009