05/02/2012

Now available from WERGO

For 50 th Anniversary - 5 CDs from 5 Decades- For the past 50 years, WERGO has followed the motto, “Quality Instead of Quan­tity”. This has made the label (with its title derived from the name of its founder, WER ner GO ldschmidt) an international seal of approval for works ...

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04/03/2012

Gavin Bryars’ The Sinking of the Titanic in Tribute Concerts Worldwide

Ensembles around the world honor the 100th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy this month with performances of Gavin Bryars’ elegiac work, The Sinking of the Titanic . Two performances in the US, by the JACK Quartet at the University of Denver, and the Wordless Music Series in New York, pay tribute ...

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01/02/2012

Now available from WERGO: Etudes Australes

compositions by John Cage - performed by the pianist Sabine Liebner - The composition of the “Etudes Australes” in 1974 marks the beginning of a collection of virtuoso studies which represent Cage’s renewed interest in traditional instrumentation and notation. This ...

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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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09/01/2011

First CD in the Edition ZKM milestones

- Sound Art @ Het Apollohuis - Between 1980 and 1997, artists presented a panoply of exhibitions, installations, performances, and concerts, and engaged in lively debate on art theory, at Het Apollohuis in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Under the direction of founders Paul and Hélène ...

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08/02/2010

Work of the Week - Morton Subotnick: Jacob's Room

On August 5, the Bregenz Festival presents the world premiere of Morton Subotnick’s Jacob’s Room , a chamber opera for four singers, four cellos, keyboards and electronics. Jacob’s Room is a co-production of the Bregenz Festival and soniq performing arts, Berlin, with funding from the ...

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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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