01/14/2013

New Recordings from Lei Liang and Kenneth Hesketh Now Available

Naxos has just released a new portrait CD of the music of Lei Liang, and the ensemble Psappha has recorded a major collection of the music of Kenneth Hesketh, Theatre of Attractions, now available on iTunes. The Liang portrait album, which marks the composer's fourth portrait disc and features ...

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01/14/2013

Visit Schott/EAM at Chamber Music America

From January 17 through 20, artists, presenters and all manner of professionals in the chamber music world converge in mid-town Manhattan for the annual Chamber Music America Conference. This year’s conference promises four days of engaging exhibitions, showcases, workshops, concerts and networking ...

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01/14/2013

Los Angeles Philharmonic Presents Focus on Peter Eötvös

The venerable Los Angeles Philharmonic hosts a weeklong residency with Peter Eötvös, January 15-20, 2013. Dubbed Focus on Peter Eötvös , the residency is headlined by the world premiere of Eötvös’ new concerto for violin and orchestra DoReMi with Midori, and a Green Umbrella concert staging ...

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01/07/2013

A guide to Gerald Barry's music

This week, as part of his popular blog on contemporary music, Tom Service offers us a guide to the work of Irish composer Gerald Barry.  Highlighting the intensity, razor sharp edges and unpredictability of Barry's music, Service takes us through the composer's career from the 1970s ...

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01/03/2013

St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig - 800th Anniversary Concert with Penderecki Première

In the last decade, Krzysztof Penderecki composed a Sanctus and Benedictus for treble choir, and he has now used these movements as the basis of his Missa brevis . The new mass setting adds male voices in fitting with the structure of the German St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig, which will be celebrating ...

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12/18/2012

Theatre of Attractions – A new recording

The thrill of sound must lie partly in this, that it puts us in places we could never otherwise reach: emotional, geographical, historical, fantastical – and, at times, comical. Kenneth Hesketh is a composer who knows all about such magic.  – Paul Griffiths Released on iTunes ...

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12/15/2012

schott aktuell - the journal 1/2013 online

The first issue in 2013 is dedicated to composer Hans Werner Henze who has recently passed away. Next to a 10-page photo gallery, there are personal words by artists like Peter Maxwell Davies, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Ingo Metzmacher and Christian Thielemann, whom we thank for their touching contributions. ...

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12/13/2012

Rodion Shchedrin: 80th Birthday on 16. December

We offer sincere congratulations to our great Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin who will be celebrating his 80th birthday on 16 December, wishing him above all good health and great success in his upcoming projects! We have already enjoyed a special highlight during this celebratory year: the première ...

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12/10/2012

Robert Beaser on Composing in The New York Times

The New York Times ' digital column  The Opinionator  now features our very own Robert Beaser on the shifting artistic, social and technological paradigms facing composers today. Beaser constructs a fascinating narrative viewed through the lens of his own experiences drawn from a ...

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12/10/2012

Hannah Lash's Glockenliebe Debuts with Talujon Percussion in New York City

Ushering in the end of another year, The Talujon Percussion Ensemble will present the world premiere of Hannah Lash’s Glockenliebe , December 21 in New York City. The concert, titled “The End of the World”, pairs Talujon with the superb American Modern Ensemble for a program of Apocalypse-inspired ...

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