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ArtsJournal: Daily Arts News - Music
Why Does The Flagship of the PhilOrch's New Download Series Sound So Bad?
 In the hall, this concert performance of Strauss's Alpine Symphony, conducted by Charles Dutoit, was by all accounts a triumph. Yet the sound files, in all but the most expensive format, are flat and dull, barely recognizable as the Fabulous Philadelphians. What happened in the translation?... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:30:46 -0800
Montreal Symphony Hangs On to Kent Nagano for Three More Years
 "Even hardboiled Nagano skeptics, whether inside or outside the orchestra, are probably pleased with the stability that comes with this announcement. Four years after his appointment, Nagano still sells out concerts, in good economic times and bad."... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:50:43 -0800
London Bridge As Musical Instrument
 "Nick Franglen is using London Bridge and its human traffic to create a 24-hour piece of music - armed only with a theremin and an espresso machine."... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:05:33 -0800
Washington National Opera's Music Director Steps Down
 "After 18 years and a recent bout of ill-health that kept him off the Washington National Opera podium for more than a year, Heinz Fricke, the music director of WNO and the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, has announced his retirement. "... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:58:30 -0800
China Learns to Love Outdoor Rock Concerts
 "The Middle Kingdom may not yet have a Glastonbury or V Festival, but Archie Hamilton's company Splitworks is doing its best to promote a fledgling live music scene."... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:47:54 -0800
Sequenza21/
440-30=12?
 By now, you’ve surely heard about Project 440 at Orpheus/WQXR, and the next round of cuts will take the composers to just a dozen (to be announced September 9th on WQXR). So I thought it would be interesting to talk to the remaining 30 before the cut about this process. Q: “You all have probably been [...] Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:14:23 +0000
Interview with Richard Ayres
 Since 1989, British composer Richard Ayres (born 1965) has lived and worked in the Netherlands. He currently teaches composition at the Royal Conservatoire in Den Haag: an institution where he did his graduate studies with Louis Andriessen. His compositional style reveals a profusion of influences, from Ives and Kagel to Ades and Janacek. Above all [...] Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:05:09 +0000
iDrink @ iTunes
 Nico Muhly is set to appear at the Santa Monica Apple Store on the Third Street Promenade Wednesday, September 8th to mark two new releases from Decca. “A Good Understanding” will be released exclusively on iTunes on September 7, with physical copies available on September 21 alongside “I Drink the Air Before Me”. Muhly along with [...] Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:03:38 +0000
Movies go to the Opera
 Poul Ruders has composed an opera based on Lars von Trier’s 2000 film Dancer in the Dark. The work will be premiered by the Royal Danish Opera next week (on 9/5). You can check out a teaser video below. Dancer in the Dark is one of several recent operas based on films; but there are [...] Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:23:22 +0000
Paola on Q2
 Our friends at Q2 are featuring the work of Paola Prestini today. the festivities include Prestini commenting on featured tracks at the top of every hour and this nifty live cut (available for download on the Q2 site): (function(){var s=function(){__flash__removeCallback=function(i,n){if(i)i[n]=null;};window.setTimeout(s,10);};s();})(); and this video: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:34:19 +0000
NYT > Music
The High Line, Carnegie and Other Favorite Places
 Getting ready to leave New York, but already missing the High Line, the Shakespeare Garden and more. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
Pop and Rock Listings
 A selected guide to pop, rock, hip-hop and other music performances in the New York area. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
Classical Music/Opera Listings
 A selected guide to classical music and opera listings in the New York area. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival in Monticello, N.Y.
 This weekend’s All Tomorrow’s Parties music festival in Monticello, N.Y., promises to be hugely loud and, as always, sponsor free. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
Ian Hobson Recital at Dicapo Opera Theater
 The pianist Ian Hobson explored the Beethoven-Schumann link and the musical contrasts of Ignaz Moscheles and Chopin at the Dicapo Opera Theater on Tuesday evening. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
The New Yorker:  Arts & Culture
Art After the Quake
 In this week’s magazine, Amy Wilentz writes about the upcoming Presidential election in Haiti, where a million people are still homeless or semi-homeless after the January 12th earthquake. The disaster brought destruction but also inspiration: here are some works of art made by Haitian artists since the quake. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Sasha Frere-Jones: The delicate art of revivals.
 Let’s say you hear James Brown records as a teen-ager, as Gabriel Roth, the leader of the band Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, did. You may decide that there is no better template for making an entire band play in rhythmic unison, creating motion and a . . . Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Leo Carey: Má Pêche, in Midtown.
 paragraph class="noindent">The name Momofuku—as in David Chang’s epochal East Village restaurant—means “lucky peach” in Japanese. And Má Pêche means not “my peach” in French, as you might suppose, but “mother peach” in Vietnamese . . . Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Jill Lepore: Chronicling the Great Migration.
 In May of 1939, Ralph Ellison, who was twenty-six at the time, asked an old man hanging out in Eddie’s Bar, on St. Nicholas Avenue near 147th Street, “Do you like living in New York City?” The man said: Ahm in New York, but New . . . Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Hilton Als: Rebecca Creskoff plays a pimp in HBO’s “Hung.”
 The character of Lenore on HBO’s “Hung”—a sad and humorous fable about a lower-middle-class man at the mercy of everyone else’s idea of masculinity in an economically challenged world—is a pimp who indulges her dogs more readily than . . . Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT
All About Jazz News
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Herbie Hancock's 'Seven Decades - The Birthday Celebration' at the Hollywood Bowl
 There's a modification of an old joke that came to mind on Wednesday night. "What does a 70-year-old jazz legend get to play on his birthday at the Hollywood Bowl?" The answer for the great Herbie Hancock is, of course, anything he wants. Not that this would be anything new for Hancock, who has always gone his own way. Starting his career at only 21, the pianist has zigzagged through an array of musical high points that have included eye-opening bandleader, sideman to Miles Davis in a historic jazz combo and innovative cross-pollinator, first with the raucous jazz-funk fusion of the Headhunters and later helping launch both the hip-hop and music-video eras with 1983's "Rockit." And that doesn't even cover an album of the year Grammy in 2008 for "River...
OBITUARY: Wax Junkies: Have Your Ashes Pressed to Vinyl
 Dio Should've Done This: Have Your Ashes Pressed to Vinyl (Really). Death to Vinyl will covert human or animal ashes into playable vinyl. Someone grab a shovel&#151we've got to dig up every seminal music-maker of all time. U.K. music company Death to Vinyl Records is offering a highly unusual postmortem service...
GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: The Day Bob Dylan Switched to the Electric Guitar
 The history of music, it seems, is replete with rocky transitions. Jac Holzman, who founded Elektra Records 60 years ago and is now back in the swing of things as senior advisor to Warner Music Group's Chief Executive Edgar Bronfman on the company's digital strategy, has seen quite a few. For Holzman, one of the most memorable occured in 1965 and involved Bob Dylan. The place was the Newport Folk Festival, and Dylan was headlining the event. Described by Time magazine as one of the top 10 music festival moments, the broad details are well-known...
WEB/TECH: Official Twitter App for Ipad Feels Smooth as Butter
 The official Twitter app for iPad is finally here, and star developer Loren Brichter has polished yet another gem. Twitter for iPad sports a really elegant interface that's significantly faster and more intuitive than competing Twitter clients we've tested (such as Twitterific and Tweetdeck). Formerly called Tweetie, Brichter's popular iPhone app impressed the big wigs at Twitter headquarters who ultimately hired the talented coder to produce native Twitter software in house. Twitter for iPad is his first brand new creation since the acquisition, and from the looks of this app, it was clearly a wise investment...
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Charlie O'S 10th Jazz Annivesary September Line Up
 First I would like to thank all of you who came out for our 10 year anniversary party in August. It was truly a magical night of great jazz. Bill Cunliffe, John Heard and Roy McCurdy were all at the top of their game that night as were all of the outstanding musicians that stopped by and sat in. Charlie would have been so proud and happy. It was truly heartwarming to see so much love and support for live jazz and Charlie O's...
PlaybillArts.com
This is Eschenbach: Tenure at Kennedy Center and NSO Begins in Sept.
 This month, Christoph Eschenbach officially assumes his positions as music director of both the National Symphony Orchestra and the Kennedy Center. Beethoven and Mahler are among the offerings in the first few weeks. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:00:00 EST
La Monnaie to Kick Off Brussels Season With <i>Yvonne</i>
 Brussels' opera La Monnaie opens its season Sept. 9 with Philippe Boesmans' Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, starring Mireille Delunsch, Paul Gay and Dorte Lyssewski. Full season details announced. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EST
MetTalks Discussion Series Kicks Off on Sept. 22 with Lepage and Terfel on <i>Das Rheingold</i>
 MetTalks, a series of panel discussions with the casts and creative teams of the Met's new productions, will begin Sept. 22 with a conversation about Das Rheingold. Director Robert Lepage and star Bryn Terfel chat with Met General Manager Peter Gelb. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST
New York City Opera Season Casting Announced
 New York City Opera released full casting, creative team, and production details for the company's 2010-2011 season. Lauren Flanigan, Stefania Dovhan, Mary Dunleavy, Cyndia Sieden and a host of Broadway favorites inhabit the roster. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:00:00 EST
Santa Fe Opera Preps for 2011 Season, With New Chief Conductor Frédéric Chaslin
 Santa Fe Oper will stage five productions during its 2011 festival season: Faust, Boheme, Griselda, Last Savage and Wozzek. Frédéric Chaslin will assume the Chief Conductor role starting Oct. 1, 2010. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST
NYT > Jazz
Satchmo’s Story, Music Substituting for Words
 Wynton Marsalis and friends provided the live accompaniment for a silent film about Louis Armstrong’s childhood. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400
McCoy Tyner Honors Charlie Parker at Marcus Garvey Park
 McCoy Tyner, J. D. Allen’s trio, Jason Moran’s trio and Revive Da Live were some of the acts taking part in this year’s Charlie Parker Jazz Festival at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400
Jack DeJohnette and Friends at the Falcon in Marlboro
 The ad hoc quartet of Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Joe Lovano and Larry Grenadier held a jazz summit meeting (and benefit for a soup kitchen) in Marlboro, N.Y. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400
Abbey Lincoln’s Style Influences New Set of Recordings
 New recordings reflect the influence of the jazz singer Abbey Lincoln, who died this month. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400
‘Louis,’ a Film by Dan Pritzker With Live Music
 The new film “Louis” is shown with live music led by Wynton Marsalis. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400
NewMusicBox
Imani Winds: Terra Incognita
 Hearing the five members of Imani Winds talk about their history together and what keeps them going is like walking in on a great party. Read the interview... Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Analyzing the A-Ha!
 By Colin Holter
If you don't buy the notion that a divine wind is blowing into you (which I don't), I guess it's a question for the cognitive scientists; all that's left for us to figure out is how to achieve these moments as regularly as we can. Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Dog Days
 By David Smooke
I imagine that, if the procaninic and felinophilic composers began comparing musical styles, we quickly would find ourselves in the midst of an apocalyptic battle that would make the uptown/downtown tension of the 1960s and '70s seem quaint by comparison. Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Outdoor Music
 By Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum
The end of summer is always filled with aching tastes for crisp fall air and a sweet nostalgia for apricots past. People have drastically different relationships with summer music—specifically outdoor summer music. I think people dig this kind of musical experience for three reasons... Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sounds Heard: Lisa Bielawa&mdash;<i>In Medias Res</i>
 For three years beginning with the 2006-7 season, composer Lisa Bielawa served as the BMOP resident composer, and her BMOP/sound CD In Medias Res draws a map through her time working with the musicians of this group. Tuesday, August 31, 2010
 
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