"Composers combine notes, that's all."
(Igor Stravinsky, russ./am. composer, 1882-1971)
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05/23/2013 25 years after its premiere Mark-Anthony Turnage's first opera, Greek , still has massive impact, with new productions almost every year. 26 May is the opening night of one such production at the Landestheater in Salzburg, ... |
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05/22/2013 Master of magical narrative power
On the occasion of the death of the composer Henri Dutilleux
The international music world has lost one of its major figures with the death of Henri Dutilleux. The French composer Henri ... 05/15/2013 We are delighted to announce that Gerald Barry's The Importance of Being Earnest has won the 2013 RPS Music Award for Large-Scale Composition.
Barry's audacious operatic approach to Oscar Wilde's masterpiece triumphantly ... 05/15/2013 On May 19, the Hoff-Barthelson School presents the premiere of Pierre Jalbert's new work for ensemble, Ultraviolet , in Scarsdale, NY. Performed by Jered McInerney, violin; Emma Berry, clarinet; Issei Herr, cello; Charlotte ... |
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