http://newmusicon.org The magazine devoted to the contempory music scene Thu, 08 May 2008 17:16:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Allen Brings Having arrived at a “certain age,” I have discovered to my surprise how much I’m learning from little children. A recent incident, for example, made it clear to me the real reason why I have always composed music and continue to do so. One afternoon, while I was ... http://newmusicon.org/index.php/2008/05/08/essay-so-why-are-you-doing-this/ Karlheinz Stockhausen, Andrew Imbrie, Susan Blake, Gerhard Bronner, Martin M. Streicher, Ron Mazurek Karlheinz Stockhausen (August 22, 1928 - Dec. 7, 2007), “a musician in the profoundest sense.” Both a rationalist and a mystic, the composer’s influence stretched from Boulez to the Beatles. Karlheinz Stockhausen… was one of the great ... http://newmusicon.org/index.php/2008/04/22/recently-departed/ by John de Clef Piñeiro ©2008 John Eaton: Pumped Fiction: A Pocket Opera (2006). Presented by the American Composers Alliance on Wednesday, at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, NY, NY. June 20 The frivolous obsessions of our time, or of any era, are easily center-stage material for satire. And so ... http://newmusicon.org/index.php/2008/04/22/pumpin-somethin/ Regaining Skills Dear BLC: Bell’s is really a *&%$#@… Several friends of mine have had it. One, a trumpet player, had his work affected for some time, but he worked very hard to get his skills back and did. The good news is that it does get better. But it can put ... http://newmusicon.org/index.php/2008/04/03/letters/ We bring to the fore two essential aspects of art music: education and creative freedom. Whenever we read or hear about the dropping of music and art from school curricula, we are reminded of the state of traditional human values in our society. It’s difficult to compete with the kinds ... http://newmusicon.org/index.php/2008/04/03/in-this-issue/ by Dary John Mizelle ©2008 “Cigar Smoke:” Robert Rowe: Cigar Smoke • Lawrence Fritts: Musicometry I • Cort Lippe: Trio for Clarinet and Two Computers • Dinu Ghezzo: Abyss • Orlando Legname: Event Horizon III • Lawrence Moss: Lifelines • Zack Browning: Crack Hammer: Esther LAMNECK, clarinet with computer electronics. Innova ... http://newmusicon.org/index.php/2008/04/03/in-praise-of-esther/ All composers whose works are commented on in this issue are listed. Mere mentions are not cited. Acher, Yael: Suite For The Spirits +++,25 Adams, John: Nixon in China, 19 Adès, Thomas: The Tempest, 19 Adler, Christopher: Signals Intelligence, 20 Adolphe, Bruce: A Thousand Years of Love, 26 Al-Zand, Karim: Pattern Preludes, 24 Ashley, Robert: Dust, 26 Auerbach-Brown, ... http://newmusicon.org/index.php/2008/04/01/composer-index/ by Amelia Raitt, eMusic Gloria Coates is modern music’s most prolific female composer. This release, containing her 15th symphony and two early works, showcases many of the elements that have made Coates such a singular voice in the 20th century symphonic landscape. Listen to the second movement of the 15th, for ... http://newmusicon.org/index.php/2008/04/01/compactdiscourse/ Tania León, Gloria Coates, Harold Rosenbaum, Jennifer Griffith, and Victoria Bond Tania León, director of music composition at Brooklyn College and the Claire and Leonard Tow Distinguished Professor, for her invitation to be a U.S. Artistic Ambassador for the US Embassy in Madrid. Embassy officials have asked Leon to serve as ... http://newmusicon.org/index.php/2008/04/01/bravi-to-3/ CONTENTS MASTHEAD/CREDITS:: … 2 IN THIS ISSUE: … 3 BRAVI TO:… 4 SPEAKING OUT/LETTERS 5 ERRATA 5 RECENTLY DEPARTED, 5 An Interview with John Lampkin BLC, 8 LIVE EVENTS A Celebration of “Off” Notes Carol and Pamela Baron, 10 The Histrionics of a Criminal’s Death Martin Hennessy, 11 ... http://newmusicon.org/index.php/2008/04/01/new-issue-the-cracked-soundboard/