Quartet for the End of Summer, ELCO’s Looking Glass
July flees away, and along with it, the 2012 Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble season. PNME’s final concert, “To the Earth,” will feature Rzewski’s work by the same title with Cage’s 4’33″ and Crumb’s...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, John Cage!
New Music Box is Celebrating Cage’s centenary all week. Join in!
View ArticleAlkonost and Infinity Previewed in PG
This Saturday, OvreArts, Texture Contemporary Ballet, and The Pillow Project will present two new ballets at CAPA Theatre: Luke Mayernik’s The Alkonost and Blake Ragghianti’s Infinity. There’s a nice...
View ArticleInterview with Thereminist and Composer Eric Ross
My interview with composer and thereminist Eric Ross. He will be performing tomorrow (Thursday, September 27) at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Regent Square Theater at 8 p.m. Eric Ross Interview
View ArticleE.L.C.O. and OvreArts get some publicity!
Here’s a great write-up of recent performances by Eclectic Laboratory Chamber Orchestra and OvreArts by dance critic Jane Vranish! http://pittsburghcrosscurrents.com/2012/09/22/on-stage-young-guns/
View ArticleWeek of New Music, October 14–20
Watching the Stillers, streaming the Veep debate, and blogging new music in the Burgh. Hey! James Harrison just sacked Paul Ryan! Great concerts coming up this week starting with the first installment...
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Trillium Ensemble: Conversations
Conversations November 3 | 2:00 pm Frick Fine Arts Auditorium (Oakland) & November 4 | 2:00 pm St. Maurice Church (2001 Ardmore Boulevard, Forest Hills) $10 Adults/ $5 Children - For tickets in...
View ArticleRIP Elliott Carter
Many write-ups of Elliott Carter’s storied career have been published by major news organizations today.Here’s Allan Kozinn’s fromThe New York Times.
View ArticleElection Night New Music Concerts
Need to blow off a little election night steam? There are some excellent new music concerts happening that will take your mind of polls and electoral college tallies, at least for a little while. And...
View ArticleMolly Joyce and her finalist piece “Dollhouse”
Molly Joyce is a young up-and-coming Pittsburgh-borned-and-raised composer. She’s studying composition at Julliard since 2011, and her music is getting a lot of attention around the country… ensembles,...
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AMP Presents Freya and Arabesque
Like most of you, I am shocked — shocked I say! — that today is Friday, and though I am a huge fan of the three day work week, I must share with you this startling fact: Alia Musica Pittsburgh’s...
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Trillium presents Echoes with violinist Dawn Posey
February 2, 2013 7:30 pm Frick Fine Arts Auditorium (Frick Fine Arts Building, Oakland, 15260) $10 adults / $5 children pay cash at the door/for tickets in advance email trillium ensemble@gmail.com...
View ArticleCAPA Antithesis and CAPA Electro-Acoustic Ensemble Winter Concert
Thursday, January 24th, 7:00 pm CAPA’s Cabaret Theatre 111 9th St free CAPA Antithesis, the new-music ensemble of Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12, presents its winter concert, under the direction of Alia Musica...
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Jozef Van Wissem 2/11 @ Melwood Screening Room
New music for the medieval lute? Not only that, but Dutch minimalist composer and lutenist Jozef Van Wissem has been recording for both hipster label Sacred Bones and experimental bastion Important...
View ArticleCMU Composers Concerts, Feb. 22 and March 1
Hey there, Pittsburgh new music community! Just want to draw your attention to the two CMU composers concerts happening tonight (Feb, 22) and next Friday (March 1) at Soldiers and Sailors. Carnegie...
View ArticlePNME, Host Skull launch Kickstarter campaigns
Host Skull and Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble launched Kickstarter Campaigns last week, so crowd, get out their and SOURCE! The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble campaign is to fund their commission of a...
View ArticleFull Dance Card for March 1–3 (Plus Anachronistic Metaphors)
Something new music to do every night this weekend, starting with round II of the CMU student composer extravaganza on Friday, Arnold Dreyblatt at Garfield Artworks on Saturday, and Hunted Creatures et...
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Wed 4/10 @ First Unitarian: INSTANT COMPOSERS POOL ORCHESTRA (Netherlands)
The Consortium presents Wed April 10 8 pm all ages welcome $15 adv/$20 door First Unitarian Church, 605 Morewood Ave., Shadyside/Oakland an evening with Dutch avant-garde jazz legends celebrating their...
View ArticleMolly Joyce and her finalist piece “Dollhouse”
Molly Joyce is a young up-and-coming Pittsburgh-borned-and-raised composer. She’s studying composition at Julliard since 2011, and her music is getting a lot of attention around the country… ensembles,...
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AMP Presents Freya and Arabesque
Like most of you, I am shocked — shocked I say! — that today is Friday, and though I am a huge fan of the three day work week, I must share with you this startling fact: Alia Musica Pittsburgh’s...
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