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First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

White's

Snap judgments - Emily Jane White: Ode to Sentience

A few years back, Emily Jane White described her job as “writing sad songs.” If her third CD, Ode to Sentience, is any indication, the Oakland resident deserves a promotion. Sentience’s 10 tunes are relentlessly moody and dark—the kind of intense folk ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Modern Luxury Jezebel ]

Entities: Emily Jane White, White's, Sandy Denny, Carson McCullers

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Philip Glass

A Glass Apart: Composer Philip Glass on his past

He?s been celebrating his 75th birthday for four months now, but Philip Glass says it?s still ?exhilarating? revisiting his pastIF PHILIP Glass was one of those people whose idea of a perfect birthday celebration is a nice glass of wine with a couple ... [ Published May 24 2012 by The Scotsman ]

Entities: Philip Glass, Nadia Boulanger, Godfrey Reggio, Twyla Tharp, Doris Lessing

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Chris Thile

TV Review: The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live

String quartets come in many shapes and sizes but you can normally predict what they're going to perform. Beethoven, Mozart, perhaps even some Bach, or other composer from the recognized classical canon. While there have been exceptions to this rule in ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Blogcritics.org ]

Entities: Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, Stuart Duncan

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Music Review: Eclipse Quartet Performs at Roulette

Some music can instantly seduce with eclectic elements, whether Bachs counterpoint and Schuberts melodies or Steve Reichs hypnotic energy and Georg Friedrich Haass soundscapes. Then there are works, including pieces by Morton Feldman, that often require ... [ Published May 22 2012 by New York Times ]

Entities: Morton Feldman, Aki Takahashi, David Lang, John Cage

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 2 Documents

Michael Rother

The National's ATP: New Names

A host of new acts added to All Tomorrow Parties at Minehead, which runs from December 7th-9thWhat with one ATP imminent - London's I'll Be Your Mirror, at Alexandra Palace next weekend 25th-27th May - it seems a stretch to already be thinking of the ... [ Published May 18 2012 by The Quietus ]

Entities: Michael Rother, Nico Muhly, Mark Mulcahy, Richard Parry (musician)

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Jens Lekman

Music For Opposable Thumbs

Mbira (Alex Weeks/Wikipedia Commons)The thumb piano, which in Zimbabwe, is called “mbira,” in Uganda, “kalimba,” in the Congo, “likembe,” – is an instrument made of a wooden board to which staggered metal keys have been attached. We’ll have an hour ... [ Published May 18 2012 by WNYC ]

Entities: Jens Lekman, Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe

First Reported May 12 2012 - Updated May 12 2012 - 1 Documents

John Zorn

Women, electronics, and the Kronos Quartet

SF Classical Music Examiner+ SubscribeLast night the San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet gave their Women’s Voices program at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, so named because each of the five pieces on the program involved the work of contemporary ... [ Published May 12 2012 by Examiner.com ]

Entities: Kronos Inc, Derek Charke, Delia Derbyshire, John Zorn, Laurie Anderson

First Reported May 11 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Telefunken And Manley Labs Support WAM Recording Session With Kronos Quartet

Women?s Audio Mission, a non-profit dedicated to the advancement of women in music production and the recording arts, recently partnered with Manley Labs and Telefunken Elektroakustik, who provided microphones for a recording session with the GRAMMY Award ... [ Published May 11 2012 by ProSoundWeb.com ]

Entities: Telefunken, Laura Dean, HD 2, Yerba Buena

First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 09 2012 - 3 Documents

Yo-Yo Ma and Paul Simon named 2012 Polar Music Prize laureates

Each winner receives one million Swedish kronaYo-Yo Ma receives the Polar Music Prize (photo: Michael O'Neill)This year’s Polar Music Prize has been awarded to cellist Yo-Yo Ma and singer-songwriter Paul Simon. Each laureate receives one million Swedish ... [ Published May 08 2012 by Gramophone ]

Entities: Polar Music Prize, Yo-yo Ma, Paul Simon

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 1 Documents

Regina Weinreich: PEN World Voices: Kronos Quartet vs. A Trio of Scribes

Wednesday evening at the Metropolitan Museum was meant to be a correspondence, an exploration of words and music featuring the Kronos Quartet and the writers Rula Jebreal, Marjane Satrapi, and Tony Kushner, but to most ears there was a friendly cacophony. ... [ Published May 03 2012 by Huffington Post ]

Entities: Tony Kushner, Marjane Satrapi, Salman Rushdie, Mormon

First Reported May 02 2012 - Updated May 02 2012 - 2 Documents

Clarice Smith center plans English/Chinese ‘Midsummer’

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center announced Tuesday that it is collaborating with students from the University of Maryland and the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts on a Shakespeare classic.A rendering of a costume for "A Midsummer Night's ... [ Published May 02 2012 by Washington Post ]

Entities: Branford Marsalis, Arnie Zane, Anne Bogart, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

First Reported Apr 30 2012 - Updated Apr 30 2012 - 1 Documents

CBR Events: The Kronos Quartet: Exit Strategies - Wed, May 2

As part of the annual PEN World Voices Festival, distinguished graphic novelist, illustrator, and author Marjane Satrapi, along with authors Tony Kushner, and Rula Jebreal join with the Grammy Award winning Kronos Quartet to address the question of whether ... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Comic Book Resources ]

Entities: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tony Kushner, Marjane Satrapi

Quotes

"I'm in the brown building by the lake, with the fountain."

The clicking of the stones continues [San Francisco Chronicle - May 16 2012]

At Petersham Bowling Club, Ensemble Offspring promises to ''get classical music off its high horse'' with "contemporary classics mashed up with pop music, early music and late music, all dished up in a casual and cosy Sunday arvo setting"

Listen to this [WA Today - May 11 2012]

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Festivals guide 2012 listings: boutique festivals [ Published May 26 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
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A Glass Apart: Composer Philip Glass on his past [ Published May 24 2012 by The Scotsman ]
Snap judgments - Emily Jane White: Ode to Senti... [ Published May 23 2012 by Modern Luxury Jezebel ]
TV Review: The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live [ Published May 23 2012 by Blogcritics.org ]
Music review: Southwest Chamber Music enjoys Ea... [ Published May 23 2012 by Los Angeles Times ]
Music Review: Eclipse Quartet Performs at Roulette [ Published May 22 2012 by New York Times ]
Music For Opposable Thumbs [ Published May 18 2012 by WNYC ]
The National's ATP: New Names [ Published May 18 2012 by The Quietus ]
Kurt Vile, Local Nations For ATP [ Published May 18 2012 by Clash Music ]
11:38 \| Malta Arts Festival pushes for new talent [ Published May 16 2012 by MaltaToday ]
The clicking of the stones continues [ Published May 16 2012 by San Francisco Chronicle ]
The Flying Finns [ Published May 15 2012 by World Music Central ]
New Jersey: Works by Laurie Anderson, Benjamin ... [ Published May 14 2012 by TheaterMania ]
Malta Arts Festival introduces new initiatives [ Published May 14 2012 by di-ve.com ]
First exhibition of Laurie Anderson's paintings... [ Published May 14 2012 by Artdaily.org ]
Women, electronics, and the Kronos Quartet [ Published May 12 2012 by Examiner.com ]
Listen to this [ Published May 11 2012 by WA Today ]
Telefunken And Manley Labs Support WAM Recordin... [ Published May 11 2012 by ProSoundWeb.com ]
Out & About - Sing-ularity [ Published May 10 2012 by Bay Area Reporter ]
Globe to Globe: Macbeth, Shakespeare's Globe [ Published May 10 2012 by The Arts Desk ]
Yo Yo Ma, Paul Simon to be awarded Polar Music ... [ Published May 09 2012 by Citytv ]
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Yo-Yo Ma and Paul Simon named 2012 Polar Music ... [ Published May 08 2012 by Gramophone ]
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Clint Mansell to perform film works for the fir... [ Published Mar 29 2012 by Pop & Hiss ] British composer Clint Mansell, best known for his work with director Darren Aronofsky on films such as "Black Swan," "Requiem for a Dream" and "The Wrestler," will be performing over three nights next week at Largo in Los Angeles. These will be the ...
Links: Julia Fischer; Kronos Quartet [ Published Feb 20 2012 by Post Rock ] Reviews from the weekend past: Julia Fischer dazzled at the Sixth and I Synagogue , reviewed by Anne Midgette. The Kronos Quartet joins musicians from Azerbaijan , reviewed by Samatha Buker. Read full article >> ...
VOTD: 60 Second ‘Requiem For A Dream’ With Pupp... [ Published Feb 11 2012 by /Film ] Over a decade since its release, Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream remains a visceral and disturbing piece of modern cinema. The filmmaker’s gnawing portrayal of drug addiction coupled with a hyper stylized aesthetic can make even the most ...
Carnegie, Rockefeller, Carter? Jay-Z’s American... [ Published Feb 08 2012 by Vulture ] Shawn “JAY Z” Carter — that’s how he’s billed in the programs, sans hyphen — has now played his two nights at Carnegie Hall, two shows that were as much about social status, economics, and the various strata of New York society as anything Tom Wolfe ...
Music: Newswire: The National curating and head... [ Published Jan 18 2012 by A.V. Club ] It's the custom of All Tomorrow's Parties to invite a popular band or artist to curate its music festivals, and the installment scheduled for Dec. 7-9 in the U.K. follows suit with a lineup handpicked by The National. That lineup was announced today, ...