The Canadian Mavericks of Aventa Ensemble Come to Brooklyn
Search for Aventa Ensemble on YouTube and you’ll find the group high atop the various diving boards at the Vancouver Aquatic Center in a setting that is nicely apropos of the group's inventive approach...
View ArticleThe Lions of Tel Aviv Come to New York
On April 18, the enterprising, Israel-based Meiter Ensemble made its U.S. performance debut, presenting works by an international array of young composers, including Bryan Jacobs, Ofer Pelz, Enda...
View ArticleIreland's Explosive Crash Ensemble Returns to Carnegie Hall
On May 17, Ireland-based Crash Ensemble returns to New York City to perform a concert with guest Dawn Upshaw at Carnegie Hall. Composer and artistic director Donnacha Dennehy took time out to answer...
View Article46 Different Recordings of The Rite of Spring in 3 Minutes
Remember that time when 30 symphony orchestras, 29 conductors, and 9 pianists got together to perform The Rite of Spring? We don’t either, but we’d like to imagine what this meeting of minds and...
View ArticlePhyllis Chen Ennobles the Toy Piano in 'Little Things'
It’s pretty clear from the confident opening track of Phyllis Chen’s latest release that the composer/toy pianist has a point to prove. "Little Things" is an album that expands and contracts, from...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Rock Icon Frank Zappa Referees Tribute to Edgard Varèse
Q2 Music and the New York Public Radio Archives are thrilled to present a pristine, rediscovered recording of the legendary Tribute to Edgard Varèse concert, hosted and spearheaded by Frank Zappa....
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