Archive for November, 2009
Five contemporary orchestra pieces you have to know
You all know that I am a big fan of lists. Today I am sharing with you five of my most favorite orchestra pieces. Let me know how your list would look like!
Read the rediscovered libretto of…
Read the rediscovered libretto of Hadyn’s puppet play “Der Hexenschabbas” online at http://ping.fm/zhNRH
Great recording of Stockhausen’s…
Great recording of Stockhausen’s Tierkreis / Zodiac http://bit.ly/6cNZ2a Is this an arrangement or original?
Here is a disturbing piece …
Here is a disturbing piece by Annette Krebs. Disturbing in a good way, I think. http://ping.fm/JsnQJ
Why Musicologists fly Delta
Usually, flipping through the classical channel on a flight is an exercise in masochism that ends with me saying aloud, “this is why classical music is dead and rotting!” But Delta’s new selection is different. For their product’s ability to keep a musicologist occupied without his iPod for an entire eight hour flight, those who worked on the system for Delta’s 757-200(E) are definitely to be praised.
The second part of Greg Sandows piece…
The second part of Greg Sandows piece on contemporary music and the classical music scene: http://ping.fm/SuDaa
Lei Liang: Brush Stroke
This CD is a very nice introduction to the recent music of Lei Liang. The selected compositions on this CD are very diverse in character as well as in instrumentation. Yet there is unmistakable a strong identity in all of the compositions. Liang’s music is sophisticated, complex at times, but never fails to be immediate [...]
Free Concert of the Berlin Philharmonic
To watch a free concert stream of the Berlin Philharmonic under Simon Rattle, go to the Deutsche Bank website. Even though this is not a live concert, it might be fun to watch. The “concert” takes place on November 9, 8pm EST.
Bodily Expression in Electronic Music
The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz announced a three-day symposion on Bodily Expression in Electronic Music. Speakers include Isabel Mundry, Georgina Born, Federico Celestini, Andreas Dorschel, Deniz Peters, Alva Noe, Simon Emmerson, Pauline Oliveros, Gerhard Eckel, and Kendall Walton.
Would You Buy an Instant-Recording While Walking Out of a Concert?
LiveHereNow is a company that specialized on Instant-Recordings This idea is intriguing. You go to a concert and at the end of the show, while you walk out of the hall, a freshly produced instant-recording of the concert is already up for sale at the merchandise stand at the exit doors. Think of this CD [...]
DJ Dubble8 at alonetone.com
I just came across this 50-tracks anthology of free downloads from DJ Dubble 8 aka Erik Spangler, who is one of the two curators of Mobtown Modern. It is hosted on alonetone.com, a new music service that lets you host and share your music across the internet. Here is a short “prelisten” for you:
Harvard Group for New Music Concert – November 7, 2009
Harvard Group for New Music HGNM The Harvard Group for New Music presents a Concert of Contemporary Music Come and listen to new works by Harvard Composers! performed by White Rabbit ensemble-in-residence Sabrina Schroeder// Holding Patterns (for ensemble) Ann Cleare// Dysmorphia (for viola and cello) Bert Van Herck// Reconnected (for alto flute and clarinet) Hannah [...]
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