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Natsumi Yamamoto's Utage Added to Zen-On's Rental Catalogue
Feb. 28, 2025Natsumi Yamamoto'sUtage was recently added to Zen-On’s rental catalogue. Commissioned by Gunma Symphony Orchestra, the work premiered at Takasaki City Theatre for the orchestra’s 598th Subscription Concert on May …
Love Life's Remarkable Renaissance: Two More Milestones
Feb. 28, 2025The remarkable renaissance of Love Life continues apace. With the Opera North production garnering near-unanimous critical acclaim in the UK in January, and with the opening of the Encores! production …
New Music Biennial 2025 Announces In Conversation: N'dehou, a New Choral Work by Daniel Kidane
Feb. 27, 2025The New Music Biennial 2025 has announced the lineup for their upcoming series, including a new work by Daniel Kidane. In Conversation: N'dehou, is a choral work inspired …
The City of Sagunto Brings Joaquín Rodrigo's Music Into the Classroom
Feb. 27, 2025The Education Department of the Sagunto City Council is preparing a new curriculum to introduce the life and music of Joaquín Rodrigo – arguably the most famous composer to have …
NYC Premiere of and we, each an Opera by Michael Hersch with Text by Shane McCrae
Feb. 27, 2025and we, each, a new opera by Michael Hersch with texts by Shane McCrae was performed at National Sawdust on February 5, following premieres in Baltimore and Washington …
Ensemble Connect Performs Katherine Balch's Musica Spolia and Musica Nuvola at Carnegie Hall
Feb. 27, 2025Ensemble Connect performed a new arrangement of Katherine Balch's Musica Spolia for mixed sextet and premiered Musica Nuvola, also for mixed sextet, at Skidmore College on February 7 and …
Osamu Kawakami's Great Argus Premiered at Music From Japan's Festival 2025 in NYC
Feb. 27, 2025On February 21, the gagaku ensemble, Toki No Koe, led by director and sho soloists, Mayumi Miyata, premiered Osamu Kawakami's Great Argus for sho and gagaku ensemble. The performance …
Arvo Pärt Appointed Debs Composer's Chair at Carnegie Hall for the 2025-26 Season
Feb. 27, 2025We are delighted to announce that Arvo Pärt has been appointed Debs Composer's Chair for the 2025-26 season. In bestowing this position, Carnegie Hall noted:
"Artists and audiences from around …Ruggero Leoncavallo: Two Operas to Rediscover
Feb. 27, 2025Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919) belongs to that group of composers whose immense fame seems to have concentrated on just one title, in his case Pagliacci; as a matter of fact, …
Honoring Luigi Dallapiccola: 50 Years Since His Passing
Jan. 31, 2025This year – February 19th to be exact – marks the 50th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, the Italian Luigi Dallapiccola. …