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Laurel Halo: “Throw” (Stream)

Laurel Halo’s Behind the Green Door EP is out now via Hyperdub.

By Christian Carey | 22 May 2013 | Comments | 44 views

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Best known as the keyboardist for the Doors, Ray Manzarek crafted some of the most memorable organ and electric piano parts in Rock history. He passed away today at the age of 74; the cause of death was cancer. Below … Continue reading →

By Christian Carey | 21 May 2013 | Comments | 52 views

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Grab Some PoMo Ears

Listening to Kahane at Carnegie Hall

Recently, the Awl published an interesting article about one of the challenges concomitant with the crossover success of artists such as Gabriel Kahane: what happens when fans of your more pop-infused material try to listen to your concert music? In a sort of Socratic dialogue, one such listener, Jaime Green, questions an anonymous "classical music expert" about challenges posed by the sounds, milieu, and investment of time, money, and attention required of listeners by the concert music experience.

These are questions asked by a lot of listeners, and not just new ones either. But I get uncomfortable when one work or composer on a single concert is supposed to stand in for the contemporary ...

By Christian Carey | 20 May 2013 | Comments | 58 views

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How to pass a music diploma

Despite the rather glib title, there is a serious intent behind this post. As someone who has taken two performance diplomas in fairly quick succession (less than 18 months apart), I want to offer some advice and support to those who are preparing for diplomas. First and foremost, don’t be under any illusions about these […]

By Fran Wilson | 20 May 2013 | Comments | 53 views

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London Piano Meetup Group launch party

The launch of the London Piano Meetup Group at Peregrine’s Pianos on Saturday 18th May was a very enjoyable and successful event, very well-attended, and friendly. Hosted by Lorraine Liyanage and myself, we had six performers playing repertoire by Gershwin, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Brahms and Rimsky-Korsakov, and all the playing was of a very high standard. […]

By Fran Wilson | 20 May 2013 | Comments | 54 views

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Fist Through Traffic released on Albany Records

Shifting Cells
GRIFFIN | DAVID | MUHLY | CHERNEY | RUMBELOW
TROY1375 – $16.99

New works for percussion ensemble written between 1993 and 2009 are performed by the Columbus State University Percussion Ensemble on this recording. Offering a unique listening experience, two of the works are for saxophone solo with percussion [...]

By Charles Griffin | 20 May 2013 | Comments | 55 views

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is orchestra fundraising in the stone age?

From Ron Spiegelman at Sticks and Drones: One of our catch cries is “ticket sales only account for a 33% of our income”, we use that day in day out but what I learned at the conference is almost everyone else in the fundraising world has to raise 100% of their income. They only wish [...]

By Charles Noble | 20 May 2013 | Comments | 48 views

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Concert Review: The Defense of the New

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra.
by Paul J. Pelkonen

Soprano Barbara Hannigan as the Police Chief from Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre.
Image from BarbaraHannigan.com.

Some composers still need an advocate. Today's audiences are filled with skeptics, put off by the idea of atonal music and names like Berg, Webern and Ligeti. On Friday night at Carnegie Hall, the Philadelphia Orchestra returned to Carnegie Hall under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle, the current music director of the Berlin Philharmonic. This program cemented Sir Simon's reputation as a fearless advocate for these new sounds, interpreted through the rich, velvety texture of this top-flight ensemble.

The concert opened with Webern's ...

By Paul Pelkonen | 20 May 2013 | Comments | 54 views

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Grab some PoMo Ears: Listening to Kahane at Carnegie

Recently, the Awl published an interesting article about one of the challenges concomitant with the crossover success of artists such as Gabriel Kahane: what happens when fans of your more pop-infused material try to listen to your concert music? In a sort of … Continue reading →

By Christian Carey | 20 May 2013 | Comments | 44 views

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A German Birthday Party

While the FoM team continues to cover various NYC musical happenings this week, l'll be in Germany covering a whole spectrum of events celebrating Richard Wagner's 200th birthday. Along with concerts in Leipzig (where he was born), Dresden (where he...

By feastofmusic | 19 May 2013 | Comments | 16 views

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