03/29/2012

Tobias Picker Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Many congratulations to Tobias Picker on his election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The composer joins an esteemed list of musicians in the Academy that includes John Adams, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Charles Wuorinen, Stephen Sondheim, Elliott Carter and Schott composers Bernard ...

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10/07/2011

Bochum Symphony Orchestra Presents Zappa’s The Adventures of Greggery Peccary on the Philharmonie Essen’s NOW! AMERICA Festival

The Bochum Symphony Orchestra brings a diverse flair to their season with a performance of Frank Zappa’s absurdist work for voices and orchestra, The Adventures of Greggery Peccary , under the direction of Steven Sloane. The performance, on October 20, is part of the NOW! AMERICA festival presented ...

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04/06/2011

Andrew Norman’s Concerto for Theremin and Orchestra Premieres in Heidelberg

Andrew Norman sees his next world premiere on April 13 in Germany when Carolina Eyck (photo) and the Heidelberg Philharmonic perform his new concerto for theremin and orchestra, Air , conducted by Cornelius Meister. The concert completes Andrew’s tenure of Composer for the City of Heidelberg for ...

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05/01/2008

Bang on a Can Marathon Features Chaya Czernowin

The 2008 Bang on a Can Marathon commences on Saturday, May 31 at 6 PM in the Winter Garden of the New York City World Financial Center. An innovative twelve-hour festival of continuous music where artists of the various and sometimes disparate scenes of new music converge, the marathon brings together ...

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