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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 …
UK Premiere of Noriko Koide's Swaddling Silks and Gossamer Rain at the BBC Proms
Jul. 27, 2023On July 25, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Elim Chan, performed the UK premiere of Noriko Koide's Swaddling Silks and Gossamer Rain for orchestra at the Royal …
Composer Christian Muthspiel, who with HK Gruber created the fifteen-player version of Die sieben Todsünden, has turned to Kurt Weill again. In response to a commission from Leipzig’s famed Gewandhausorchester, …
Canadian Premiere of Gregory Spears's The Tower and the Garden With Pro Coro Canada and the Vaughan String Quartet
Jun. 26, 2023Pro Coro Canada and the Vaughan String Quartet performed the Canadian premiere of Gregory Spears's The Tower and the Garden in Edmonton, California on June 10. Gregory Spears notes:
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David Moliner Premieres Solo V in Berlin
Jun. 26, 2023David Moliner gave the world premiere performance of his Solo V on June 18 at the Konzerthaus in Berlin. Moliner wrote Solo V Sentir Rapaz! for solo marimba. The …
New French-Language Version of The Threepenny Opera Set to Premiere at Aix-en-Provence Festival
Jun. 26, 2023A groundbreaking new production of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's L'opéra de quat'sous (The Threepenny Opera) premieres on July 4 at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. Directed by Thomas …