More ‘Third Stream’ in the New York Times

From today’s NYTIMES magazine:

“Craigslistlieder,”­ as he called it, became a kind of classical-yet-poppy, ironic-yet-musical model. A generation of artists suddenly found the boundaries between genres much more permeable than they used to be — even if classical audiences seem more impressed by Kahane’s indie “cred” than the pop world has been by his classical [...]

How’s That Workin’ Out For You, John?

The present methods of writing music, principally those which employ harmony and its reference to particular steps in the field of sound, will be inadequate for the composer, who will be faced with the entire field of sound.

Cage, J. (1961). Silence: Lectures and writings, p. 4. Middletown, Conn: Wesleyan University Press.

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A Robe of Orange Flame

On Sunday I went and heard a percussion recital. On it I heard perhaps my favorite piece for solo thunder-sheet ever. (That’s not saying much, it’s the only one I’ve heard). This piece and another that I recently heard called To The Earth by Frederick Rzewski really opened my eyes as to the possibilities of [...]

Thy Blog Lay Fallow

Hello, I have been busy practicing practicing practicing for a recital which I just finished. I had very little time to even take care of basic issues with this website, including what seems to be configuration issues and what I assume are attempts to hijack the site. I’ll have to figure out how this is [...]