Tuesday: SO and JACK at Zankel

Tuesday: JACK/SO Tonight at Zankel Performances at Zankel Hall on March 6 at 7 PM (note the early start time) will feature two of contemporary classical music’s estimable chamber ensembles. JACK Quartet and SO Percussion team up in a program that includes a string quartet premiere by Philip Glass, a pitched percussion work by DonnachaContinue reading “Tuesday: SO and JACK at Zankel”

Marc Sabat and JACK – “Harmony” (CD Review)

Marc Sabat Harmony JACK Quartet Canadian Composers Series #5 Another Timbre   Euler Spirals Scenery (2011), Claudiu Ptolemy (2008), Jean Philippe Rameau (2012)   A long time fixture on the Toronto scene as a string performer, improviser, and composer, Marc Sabat now resides in Berlin. However, he has taken his experimental penchant for tuning systemsContinue reading “Marc Sabat and JACK – “Harmony” (CD Review)”

Misato Mochizuki at Miller Theatre (concert review)

Misato Mochizuki Composer Portrait Thursday March 2, 2017 Miller Theatre By Christian Carey NEW YORK – On Thursday, March 2nd, Japanese composer Misato Mochizuki was featured on Miller Theatre’s Composer Portraits series. In a concert featuring four U.S. premieres and concluding with a work commissioned and premiered at the 2015 Lincoln Center Festival, the audienceContinue reading “Misato Mochizuki at Miller Theatre (concert review)”

2/24 and 2/26: Darkness and Profundity – G. F. Haas in New York

  This week in New York, Austrian Cultural Forum celebrates the music of Georg Friedrich Haas. Haas, currently MacDowell Professor of Music at Columbia, is a thoughtful and innovative composer. The two programs curated by ACFNY, both free (with reservations), are excellent opportunities to hear two different facets of his creativity. On Wednesday February 24th at 7:30Continue reading “2/24 and 2/26: Darkness and Profundity – G. F. Haas in New York”