"Composers combine notes, that's all."

(Igor Stravinsky, russ./am. composer, 1882-1971)

 

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Work of the Week

03/14/2010

Work of the Week - Bernard Rands: apókryphos

On Sunday, March 14 Daniel Barenboim leads renowned soprano Angela Denoke and the Staatskapelle Berlin through the European premiere of Bernard Rands' choral symphony apókryphos . A powerfully dramatic score ...

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Composer & Author News

03/19/2010

Toonzetters nomination - Richard Ayres, No. 44 (diary pieces)

Richard Ayres' No. 44 (diary pieces) has been nomiminated by an international jury for the 2010 Toonzetters Prize.  The presigeous award aims to regonzise the best new works written in the Netherlands during the past ...

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03/16/2010

Richard Ayres UK premiere and CD release

The UK Premiere of Richard Ayres' No.42 (In the Alps) will take place in London's Queen Elizabeth Hall on Wednesday 17th March.  Performed by the extraordinary soprano Barbara Hannigan and the London Sinfonietta conducted ...

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03/09/2010

Alvin Singleton’s 'Almost A Boogie' Debuts in Performance by Walden Chamber Players

Ensembles nationwide continue the celebration of Alvin Singleton's 70th birthday and this month the Walden Chamber Players premiere his new work Almost A Boogie on March 7th at Saint Paul’s Church in Brookline, Massachusetts. ...

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