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Aurora Orchestra Premieres Martin Suckling’s The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse
Mar. 29, 2023On March 4, the Aurora Orchestra, led by Geoffrey Paterson, premiered Martin Suckling’s The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse at London’s Royal Festival Hall. This new work, written …
Lawrence Power and the Brussels Philharmonic Premiere Cassandra Miller's I cannot love without trembling
Mar. 29, 2023On March 11, Lawrence Power gave the premiere of Cassandra Miller’s I cannot love without trembling for viola and orchestra, with Ilan Volkov, a longstanding supporter of Miller’s …
Hearing Landscapes/Hearing Icescapes, a New Album by Lei Liang, Released by New Focus Recordings
Mar. 29, 2023Lei Liang's latest album, Hearing Landscapes/HearingIcescapes, was released on March 10 by New Focus Recordings. The work is a multidisciplinary diptych that marries diverse areas of inquiry into Chinese …
Another Success for Kurt Weill’s Der Silbersee: A Musically “Elegant Touch” in Weimar
Mar. 29, 2023Kurt Weill and Georg Kaiser's Der Silbersee has enjoyed a string of notable revival productions in recent years. January 2023 saw yet another success, this time produced by Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar. …
A Musical Birthday Celebration for Bernard Rands at Brigham Young University
Mar. 29, 2023On March 22, the Group for New Music at Brigham Young University, led by Stephen Jones, performed Bernard Rands's String Quartet No. 2 and Four Impromptus for Solo Piano …
The eVoco Voice Collective Performs Gregory Spears's The Tower and the Garden
Mar. 29, 2023The eVoco Voice Collective, led by David Fryling, perfomed Gregory Spears's The Tower and the Garden on March 11-12 in Manhasset and Bay Shore, New York. Gregory Spears notes:
"The Tower …
Anthony Davis's You Have the Right to Remain Silent Performed in Boston and Detroit
Mar. 29, 2023Thomas Wilkins led the Boston Symphony Orchestra in performances of Anthony Davis's You Have the Right to Remain Silent on March 9-11 at Symphony Hall in Boston, featuring clarinetist Anthony …
Palm Beach Symphony Premieres Joseph Schwantner's Sojourn
Mar. 29, 2023Joseph Schwanter's Sojourn for orchestra was premiered by the Palm Beach Symphony under the baton of Gerard Schwarz on March 14 at The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in …
World Premieres of Miyuko Oda's Kaleidoscope of Tokyo and Akira Nishimura's Lop Nur for 10 Players in Tokyo
Feb. 15, 2023The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra will premiere Miyuko Oda's Kaleidoscope of Tokyo under the baton of Keitaro Harada on February 19 at Suntory Hall in Tokyo. The work was commissioned by …
Danny Elfman Honored by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and a New Commission Announced
Feb. 15, 2023On February 4, acclaimed composer Danny Elfman was honored for his prolific oeuvre of film and classical works by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra at their annual gala which …