Much of the attention in contemporary opera is drawn by U.S., English or German composers: Samuel Barber, Benjamin Britten, Hans Werner Henze, Werner Egk. But Italy, opera’s birthplace, still produces ...
The directors of the London Contemporary Music Festival discuss this year’s edition, the event’s 10th anniversary. By Hugh Morris Reporting from London Recently, the London Contemporary Music Festival ...
Let's pause to consider the value of Byzantine art and how its music and iconography have such great spiritual significance. Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and ...
Colorado Music Festival is premiering several contemporary classic works. One of the pieces draws from the poems of Robert Frost and one of John F. Kenney's last speeches. The historic Chautauqua ...
Not everyone looks at the long-vacant husk of a former convenience store and gets visions of string quartets and piano recitals. But that’s exactly how it happened for Seth Boustead, the head of ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — Most groups that play gamelan, an Indonesian form of music, are playing traditional work. "But that's not what we do," said Michael Lipsey, in an interview with The Eagle. In 2011, ...
The Voxman Music Building will soon be filled with a diverse selection of Israeli compositions that tell powerful stories and bring Israel to the forefront of modern music. The Festival of ...
A festival responds to the assaults and insults of war by celebrating the composer who shaped the nation’s contemporary music, Borys Liatoshynsky. By Oussama Zahr The shadow of the war in Ukraine once ...
Guest conductor Daniela Candillari works with the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music orchestra on Tuesday during an open rehearsal at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Opening night for the ...