02/06/2013
Astral Artists of Philadelphia Presents Alvin Singleton’s Sweet Chariot
The Philadelphia-based classical music presenter and advocacy group Astral Artists have commissioned a new work from Alvin Singleton which premieres on their February 16 program entitled "Inspired by the Spiritual. " Singleton’s new work, Sweet Chariot , is inspired by the spritual ...
02/06/2013
Lei Liang’s Bamboo Lights Premieres in Boston; Portrait in Georgia, Residency in California
Lei Liang is in the spotlight this month with the world premiere of his Bamboo Lights as part of Boston-based Callithumpian Consort's Lei Liang portrait concert, another portrait concert event at Georgia State University, and a composer residency at the University of California, Davis. Scored ...
02/06/2013
"Huw Watkins Day" at Wigmore Hall!
London’s Wigmore Hall presents " Huw Watkins Day" on February 9. Sought-after composer, pianist, and chamber musician, Huw Watkins is a gifted communicator whose music has been known to draw an audience to the edge of their seats. Watkins enjoys a long-standing relationship with Wigmore ...
02/06/2013
Naxos Releases Alexander Goehr Orchestral Portrait Album
Naxos releases a new album of music by Schott composer Alexander Goehr in February 2013. Oliver Knussen leads both the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta in new recordings of Goehr’s When Adam Fell, Pastorals and Marching to Carcassonne with pianist Peter Serkin as soloist. ...
02/06/2013
Toledo Symphony guest conductor James Meena leads an exhilirating program whose history reaches back to antiquity on February 8 and 9, featuring the US premiere of Fazil Say’s Violin Concerto, 1001 Nights in the Harem, Carl Orff’s master-work Carmina Burana and the Overture to ...
02/06/2013
Ursula Oppens Performs New York Premiere of Bernard Rands Memo 5
The fourth annual Composers Now Festival kicked off in style with the magnificent "Music of Now Marathon" at New York City's Symphony Space, February 2, featuring the New York premiere of Bernard Rands’ solo piano work Memo 5 with Ursula Oppens. Oppens took the stage at 6PM amidst a wonderfully ...
02/06/2013
World Premiere of Toshi Ichiyanagi’s Concerto for Marimba in Osaka and 80th Birthday Celebrations
On January 19, the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra presented the world premiere of Toshi Ichiyanagi’s Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra. Led by Sachio Fujioka and featuring percussionist Mutsuko Taneya, for whom the work was written, the performance was held at Osaka’s Izumi Hall headlining the Philharmonic’s ...
02/04/2013
Work of the Week - Chaya Czernowin: Maim
On 8 February 2013, Chaya Czernowin’s three-part cycle Maim (Hebrew for "water") will be performed as part of the Musica nova Helsinki festival. Under the baton of Lothar Zagrosek, the Symphony of the Finnischen Radio YLE, five soloists and the Experimentalstudio der Heinrich-Strobel-Stiftung ...
02/03/2013
A Fresh Approach to Sight-Reading
Tom Bettley / John Kember: Horn Sight-Reading - Sheet music for horn - This collection of original tunes presents carefully graded sight-reading pieces and exercises in a range of musical styles. Taking an approach based on self-learning, the 11 sections of the book focus ...
01/30/2013
Rolf W. Stoll receives Special Merit Award 2013 Rolf W. Stoll receives the Special Merit Award 2013 for his services to WERGO, thelabel for contemporary music. These certificates are awarded every year by the German Record Critics' Award Association to persons who, as performers, artists ...
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New iPad App
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Sing-Along
This new app is the ideal trainer for rehearsing opera arias and other repetoire. It offers sheet music that can be set to the individual needs of the singer and includes an adaptable audio version.