1) A new experimental music series in Chicago called aperiodic that starts off this Sunday with a concert of works by Antoine Beuger, John Lely, Kunsu Shim, Laura Steenberge, and John Cage. 2) I would love to see these fibers … Continue reading
I knew something was up when I saw the members of the JACK quartet fold their scores back to break bindings that had obviously still been intact a moment before. They started discussing rehearsal techniques for the piece. In the … Continue reading
Two pieces on the final, orchestral concert at the 2010 Donaueschinger Musiktage, though very different from one another, brought up powerful images of landscapes, geographies, topologies. In fact, I can’t think of another musical experience that’s done that more powerfully … Continue reading