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The rapid change in technology is creating a new generation of music connesisseurs that think differently than the typical orchestra concert goer.

Don Pepper made a great observation in his article "The Reason "Why Every Social Media Manager Should Be Under 25" Struck Such A Nerve" which was a response to this article by Cathryn Sloane. Don's point is that technology is moving so fast it is ...

As the Rite of Spring approaches 100 years of public life, interest in Stravinsky’s masterpiece is set to increase, along with new ways of engaging with this infamous ballet score. There have been at least two Jazz-ifications of the Rite of Spring in recent months. The Bad Plus have been touring a live Jazz Trio [...]

On Sunday, June 17 the 25th Bang on a Can Marathon took place at the World Financial Center’s Winter Garden… Watch this video on YouTube Embedded with WP YouTube Lyte. For more videos, visit our Videos page or subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Apologies to the acts that were not featured in this video. I [...]

The Knights The Knights is an orchestra of friends from a broad spectrum of the New York music world who are deeply committed to creating original, engaging musical experiences for their audiences. They will perform a diverse program with music from Steve Reich to Henry Purcell as well as a world premiere written by Matt Herskowitz. [...]

With the explosion of social media and the desire for arts organizations to jump on the band wagon, hiring a social media consultant/expert seems to be the order of the day. How do you know if you're actually hiring an expert?

I was reading a blog post the other day from a self-proclaimed orchestra expert. Granted the information this 'expert' writes about in terms of orchestra administration, budgeting, and contract negotiations seems to be spot on. {I'm not an expert in these topics so I have no way to certify if the advice is correct or not.} However, this person also claims to know social media and is quite outspoken at how poorly orchestras are using social media, particularly Twitter. I do understand Social Media, Twitter ...

The Summergarden is a truly special place. It is the de facto backyard, if you will, of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. It draws on elements of the city, such as concrete pathways and its own café, but it also draws on the serene, with its lush beech trees, a pond, [...]

On Joel Frederiksen’s Requiem for a Pink Moon, an Elizabethan Tribute to Nick Drake, selections from a 20th century English songsmith’s sadly truncated canon of music are set alongside that of forebears some 300 years his elder. Pink Moon, Drake’s final and most famous recording, clocks in at under a half hour, yet its realm [...]

Hello Sybaritic Faithful,

I am at music camp! Writing to you all from North Adams, Massachusetts while I attend the Bang on a Can Summer Festival. Lovingly housed at the innovative MASS MoCA, BoaC is in its 11th year of inspiring new music artists.

In true Charm City fashion, I couldn’t leave town without calling 911 after I witnessed a woman lose control of her car and fishtail (directly in front of me) on a slippery JFX before slamming in to the median. I was hoping that it was the worst part of my trip up to North Adams and fortunately the rest of the trip was smooth sailing.

Today was full of orientation details and more getting-to-know-you banter. Even though I am the only singer here this summer, I think I may have found ...

Say It Ain’t So, Joe is a chamber opera composed by Curtis K. Hughes in 2009 with a subsequent premiere in the same year by Guerilla Opera, which is now available as a commercial recording. It reimagines the events surrounding the 2008 vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, with a non-linear narrative that [...]

Alejandro Rutty’s new album The Conscious Sleepwalker is both a tour de force of the tango form,  a deconstruction and re-imagining of that musical tradition. The grand, genre-spanning and genre-breaking ambitions of Rutty’s music are fully realized thanks to the precise and passionate execution of the performers. The album features two saxophone quartets, Cuarteto de [...]