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Oksana Lyniv begins another role of revolutionary composer
Ukrainian Oksana Lyniv, one of the world's most exciting classical music talents, once again made history with a three-year position at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna. With her new job, which began this month, the superstar…
Composer Betsy Jolas receives French Commander of the Legion of Honor
(Photo credit: Jacques Demarthon)
Born in Paris in 1926, Betsy jolas has dual American and French nationality. After graduating from Bennington College, she continued her studies in Paris in 1946 - studying with Darius Milhaud and…
Swedish House Mafia ‘One’ Symphony Composer Remix
Swedish House Mafia closed their massive comeback in 2021 with a brand new single. After dropping a collaboration with The Weeknd and announcing a spot at Coachella in 2022, the electronic trio called on respected classical composer…
World-famous composer conducts New Years concert in Shanghai
Famous composer and conductor Tan Dun conducts the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra on Friday for the Shanghai Grand Theater New Year's concert. Their performance will include…
Thirty years of ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ with composer Jun Senoue
Iborn in 30 years, Sonic the hedgehog has become a cultural icon, and the music in its games has provided soundtracks for generations of gamers. We found Jun Senoue, Sonicmusic guru since 1993.
Three decades ago this year, a pop culture…
MU Composer’s Bicentennial Piece Captures River Life, Music of Travelers |
MU composer Stefan Freund is no longer interested in camping.âI always say I'm not going…
John Adams is both composer and conductor in the Seattle Symphony’s comeback engagement
Editor's Note: In view of the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, please take into account the safety recommendations of local health authorities as they are updated, and check your event's website for COVID-19…
“Walking in the Air” was written when the composer was on the verge of…
Howard Blake, the songwriter of the famous party song "Walking in the Air", said he was on the verge of "collapse" when he wrote the song.The song is best known as the soundtrack for Raymong Briggs' 1982 animated adaptation. The Snowman.In…
First person: young composer Nicola Perikhanyan on a new immersive reality experience at the London…
There is something truly moving about standing in the center of the Roman ruins of the London Wall and looking at the city that has developed around it. Think about our past, present and future simultaneously. Over…
The life of Dominick Argento, composer from Minnesota
Dominick Argento, April 3, 2016.Although he originally hoped to take a job on the East or West Coast, American musician-composer Dominick Argento began his career in 1958 at the University of Minnesota, where he taught composition…
Best Rachmaninoff Music: 10 of the Composer’s Greatest Works of All Time
December 17, 2021, 3:00 PM
10 of Rachmaninoff's greatest works.
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Famous for his monstrously difficult but…
Seven composers selected for 2022 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute
Seven emerging composers have been selected to participate in the Minnesota Orchestra's 18th annual Composer Institute, the Orchestra announced today. The selected composers, whose works encompass a wide variety of musical styles, were…
Inspiring concert with an extraordinary composer
Grace Fisher composes music for her foundation's fourth annual concert
COURTESY PHOTOSThe Bar-back Boys will perform at the Grace Fisher Foundation's fourth annual Winter Music Showcase on Sunday at the Granada.
Grace Fisher is…
14 Peaks on Netflix: Behind the Scenes with the Documentary’s Orchestral Score Composer
14 summits: nothing is impossible is Netflix's latest blockbuster documentary, chronicling the journey of Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal 'Nims' Purja in his quest to climb the 14 world peaks of 8,000 meters in seven months,…
Composer donates sheet music to Blues Archive
Larry Hoffman is working on a composition in his Baltimore home. Photo by Michael G. Stewart
OXFORD, Mississippi - Baltimore composer Larry Hoffman donated a dozen of his musical scores to the Archives des Bleus to University of…
a Nordic-inspired Latvian composer / Article
After his first encounter with the Northern Lights, Äriks travels to the Nordic countries every year, because the energy he channels from northern Lights inspires her to create more work. The Nordic and Baltic…
Interview: composer and concert pianist Faranak Shahroozi
Faranak Shahroozi is an Iranian-American composer, performer and pianist known for her lyrical, romantic and captivating melodies. With the help of producer Preston Glass, Shahroozi collaborated with stars such as Lenny Williams…
Composer Jonathan Bingham: Changing the Course of Classical Music
Composer Jonathan Bingham has been recognized for using electronic and acoustic instruments over the past decade. Bingham is a Donna Milanovich Composer in Residence with the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra and is…
West Side Story Composer Leonard Bernstein “Wasn’t Crazy About The Movie,” His…
The legendary songwriter behind West Side Story ended up resenting his success - and he didn't like the Oscar-winning film adaptation either, his daughter revealed.Jamie Bernstein, the eldest daughter of Leonard Bernstein, who wrote the…
A Garden of Earthly Delights: the virtual platform honoring the legacy of composer Krzysztof…
When Krzysztof Penderecki passed away in March 2020, the Polish composer left behind not only some of the most exciting, atmospheric and daringly inventive music of the past half century, but also a remarkable garden -…
Meet the young composer whose piece for Seattle Symphony is among the first to be inspired by the…
In general, the larger the artistic institution, the more slowly it is able to react to the times, and professional orchestras are no exception. This makes it all the more difficult for these institutions to present an art that…
Publication of joint studies by Iranian and American academics on Russian composer Dmitry…
TEHRAN - A book presenting joint studies by Iranian scholar Amir-Hossein Ramezani and American music critic and author David Hurwitz has been published.
Ramezani and a large number of academics and musicians, including Nader…
Holland Bach Society presents the composer’s lesser-known sacred music to local audiences
HOLLAND - The Holland Bach Society, a music project led by Scott Vanden Berg, seeks to bring the sacred compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach to more audiences in the Netherlands region.Bach, widely regarded as one of the greatest…
Architect Glenn Murcutt and composer Georges Lentz team up for the sound installation Cobar
The Cobar Sound Chapel was due to be completed in the first semester and officially opened in early October. Then came the confinements.But in this rugged part of the world, another six months makes little difference for a…
Norwegian composer is new dean of Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
SINGAPORE - Norwegian composer and researcher Peter Tornquist will be the new dean of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST) at the National University of Singapore from February (2022).
He replaces Professor Bernard Lanskey, who…
Adventurous composer Carson Kievman is dead
Carson Kievman at a fundraiser in Miami for Sobe Arts
The longtime Miami resident has made a major contribution to local culture and music education.…
The film composer was 78 – Deadline
Joanna Bruzdowicz, the Franco-Polish composer whose far-reaching work included several collaborations with Agnès Varda, has died at the age of 78.
His family confirmed to Deadline that Bruzdowicz passed away peacefully in…
Handel and Haydn prove that French composer Louise Farrenc deserves a wider audience
âShe's a 19th century French composer, in Beethoven's time,â I heard a man explain to a well-dressed elderly woman entering Symphony Hall on Friday night. It was not difficult to deduce that this was a…
German composer Frieder Bernius to perform in Turkey
German conductor Frieder Bernius will perform in Turkey, Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Thursday.The founder and director of the chamber choir Kammerchor Stuttgart will conduct a series of concerts and formations in…
10 KEY facts about Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff
1. Versatile talentSergei Rachmaninoff first made a name for himself as a great composer, but he was also excellent as a pianist and conductor. âI have never been able to guess what my true vocation is, who I am -…
Composer Nathan Felix releases Texas Skies with pianist Timo Andres
New York, NY, November 03, 2021 - (PR.com) - Composer Nathan Felix is ââabout to release a new classical music recording inspired by the different skies and landscapes of the state of Texas. The music,…
They shoot, he scores! The composer who set a legendary Arsenal match to music | Classical music
I started taking piano lessons at the age of six in 1966. The year the England men's soccer team won the World Cup. It's a fancy notion, but maybe these two important events in my life were forever linked. My family weren't a football…
Composer Elijah Daniel Smith Comes Home for Chicago Symphony Orchestra Premiere: ‘A Dream Come…
CHICAGO - Elijah Daniel Smith grew up with music in town, going to concerts at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and studying classical music at the Chicago High School for the Arts.Today, the composer premieres an original piece in his…
Agenda: Rousing Rachmaninoff and the local composer ‘s world premiere mark 2nd ISO concert of…
The Illinois Symphony Orchestra recently resumed its concerts and will be playing a dynamic program for its second concert of the season on November 7. have not experienced live music for over 18…
Do you miss Messiaen? He’s the composer who saves the planet – Slipped DiscSlipped Disc
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October 29, 2021
Alastair Macaulay talks about last night's concert in the Philharmonia's London series:
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The Philharmonia Orchestra's fall season title at the Royal Festival…
75 + 1 celebrating the 75th birthday of composer Judith Lang Zaimont will be presented at Merkin…
75 + 1, a very special (reprogrammed from 2020) celebration of the 75th birthday of internationally renowned composer Judith Lang Zaimont, will be presented on Monday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Merkin Hall in New York at Kaufman Music…
Sarnia composer scoring the music of a famous children’s classic
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Thomas the Tank Engine and his friend Nia are featured in the reboot of the series "Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!"…
Ricordi Berlin relaunches the Ricordilab composers competition
After the immense success of the first two editions, Ricordi Berlin has decided to relaunch its ricordilab composers competition. The program will provide the opportunity for emerging composers to participate in a three-year collaboration…
Seasoned Artist and Composer Stefan Kristinkov’s EP “Clarinet Vibe” Offers…
Renowned New York instrumental genius and composer Stefan Kristinkov created a reverie of blissful acoustic experience with his EP, "Clarinet vibe".
New York-based music composer Stefan Kristinkov continues to fascinate music lovers…
Meet AI, the music composer who helped complete Beethoven’s incomplete 10th Symphony
When Ludwig van Beethoven died in 1827, he was three years from the completion of his Ninth Symphony, a work hailed by many as his magnum opus. He had started working on his 10th Symphony but, due to deteriorating health, could not make…
In M. Beethoven imagining and if the legendary composer had spent time in Boston
A. Richard Allen for the Boston GlobeIn 1833, JJ Whatson, a sailor, and Peter Wortley, a shoemaker, arrived in Boston on a ship named Florida. It is not known why they came, and other than the passenger list held by the National Archives,…
South Florida Classical Review »» Carson Kievman, innovative composer and educator, has passed away
Carson Kievman founded and directed the SoBe Arts Institute in Miami Beach.
Carson Kievman has died at the age of 72. The Miami-based composer-educator-producer, who had moved to Sarasota after decades in Miami Beach, suffered a…
Maine West student shines as a songwriter
To say that Maine West junior Sophia Luong is humble is an understatement. Department chair Jennifer Mullen took Sophia into her AP music theory class and discovered by accident that her student is an accomplished…
Korean national anthem performed on Bouzouki by a Greek composer
Tsalikian Miran performed the Korean national anthem using the Greek bouzouki in honor of the friendship between the two countries. Credit: Screenshot / YoutubeAward-winning Greek musician and composer Tsalikian Miran honored 60 years of…
Music composer Eimear Noone was the first woman to lead the Oscars
If you've ever spent a weekend exploring the world of modern video games, then I'm willing to bet a bunch of platinum-plated PlayStation 5s you've come across working as a songwriter, conductor, and versatile musical mage.…
Sioux City Symphony will open the season with works by the black composer | Weekend
Chances are you've never heard the classical music of Florence Price.This is largely due to the fact that Price (1887-1953) lived in an era when men were dominant both as classical musicians and as composers.Another reason…
The composer who was once nicknamed “the Beethoven of Japan” – and how it all came…
14 October 2021, 17:37
Mamoru Samuragochi admits not having written his own compositions.
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Tyler Bates replaced as composer
There is an unlikely Guardian team this time around.Picture: Marvel studiosM. Night Shyamalan is already ready to tease his next project. Jason Blum reveals plans for even more Universal monsters rework. David Gordon Green teases how the!-->!-->…
Jessie Montgomery, CSO Mead Composer in Residence
In April, violinist and composer Jessie Montgomery was named the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's new composer-in-residence. Montgomery will split her time between New York and Chicago throughout her residency, which began July 1 and…
Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra to present a composition by young composer Marietta
The Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra will create a composition by Marietta's teenage composer Will Weaver.
The concert will take place on October 17, 2021 at the Bailey Center for the Performing Arts at Kennesaw State University.…
5 questions to Anna Clyne (composer)
Born in london Anna clyne is a GRAMMY nominated acoustic and electro-acoustic music composer. Since her stint as Mead's composer-in-residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (2010-2015), Clyne has been one of the most acclaimed and…
VC COMPETITION | Win 1 of 5 packs of signed female composers + Free entry to the “Symposium…
To help celebrate today's United Nations' International Day of the Girl, The string of the violin, in collaboration with our good friends from Dallas Symphony Orchestra, is giving away five composer packs this week in addition to…
Pianist and composer Conrad Tao performs at Meany Hall in October
Conrad Tao. Photo by Brantley Gutierrez.
New York magazine described pianist and composer Conrad Tao as "the kind of musician who shapes the future of classical music". He previously performed with the Seattle Symphony, but…
Beijing International Music Festival presents symphonies by famous Chinese composer Guo Wenjing
Beijing Music Festival President Yu Long (left) and Artistic Director Zou Shuang Photo: Courtesy BMF As part of the 24th Beijing International Music Festival, the China Philharmonic Orchestra will present on Sunday four symphonies…
Louise Farrenc, 19th century composer, returns to the sound
"They are written in a style that is both romantic and classical, with great thematic and harmonic originality, both poetic and energetic," said conductor Laurence Equilbey, who has released recordings of the First and third with the…
Music for First African-American Woman Recognized as Symphonic Composer to Be Performed | Way of…
On March 4 at 7 p.m., the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra will present a live concert on Facebook featuring…