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Hub New Music Premieres Andrew Norman's Hubbubs at Yale's Schwarzman Center and Merkin Hall
Dec. 20, 2024Hub New Music celebrated their tenth anniversary with a series of new commissions from a diverse group of composers including Andrew Norman who composed Hubbubs for the ensemble's world premiere …
Katherine Balch, Lei Liang, Andrew Norman, and Shelley Washington Receive 2024 Fromm Music Foundation Commissions
Dec. 20, 2024We are pleased to announce that Schott Music composers, Katherine Balch, Lei Liang, and Andrew Norman, and PSNY composer, Shelley Washington have been awarded 2024 Fromm Music …
In Memoriam: Michio Mamiya (1929-2024)
Dec. 20, 2024We are saddened to announce the death of composer Michio Mamiya who passed away on December 11, 2024, at the age of 95. He was a prolific composer of orchestral, piano, …
Carl Davis’s Alice in Wonderland Revived by Companhia Nacional de Bailado
Dec. 20, 2024This month, Portugal’s Companhia Nacional de Bailado revived Carl Davis’s Alice in Wonderland at the Teatro Camões, Lisbon. The production, choreographed by Howard Quintero, received 11 performances, accompanied …
New Publication: The Gershwins Abroad Edited by Michael Owen for The George and Ira Gershwin Critical Edition
Dec. 20, 2024On March 10, 1928, the celebrated American lyricist Ira Gershwin and his wife Leonore set sail for Europe aboard a luxury ocean liner, accompanied by Ira’s brother George, the esteemed …
Oscar Jockel led the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin in the German premiere of asche ist weiß on December 5 at the Main Auditorium of the Philharmonie Berlin. Jockel notes:
"The statement “ash …World Premiere of Noriko Koide's Sumika by the Ruritoranoō String Quartet in Shiga, Japan
Dec. 20, 2024On November 9, the Ruritoranoō String Quartet premiered Noriko Koide's Sumika at a concert titled “C³ vol.2 - Contemporary Music and the 'Kan' to the Future" held at STIMMER …
Plaudits for Francisco Coll’s Two Waltzes Toward Civilization, Recently Premiered in North America by Kirill Gerstein
Dec. 20, 2024Francisco Coll’s Two Waltzes Toward Civilization, a 10-minute work written for Kirill Gerstein, has been celebrated during its North American debut, following a premiere in December at Chamber Music …
Vladimir Jurowski and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra premiere Torsten Rasch’s Pataphor
Dec. 20, 2024Torsten Rasch’s Pataphor will premiere with Vladimir Jurowski on December 30 as part of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra’s 2024 New Year’s Eve performances at the Konzerthaus. The 11-minute …
A MadAminA! Insert: Make a Joyful Noise
Dec. 20, 2024This editorial first appeared exactly forty years ago. Its sentiment remains as valid today.
A recent review by one of our foremost music critics contained the following statement: "The avoidance …