Category Archives: Young Performers
Promoting a concert with YouTube videos
I mentioned in my last post that I asked John Kamfonas to make some videos in which he discusses the music he’s performing at Wednesday night’s Greencastle Summer Music Festival concert. (Hey, if you’re within driving distance of Greencastle, Indiana, … Continue reading
Adventures in Concert Presentation: John Kamfonas at the Greencastle Summer Music Festival Wednesday
John Kamfonas is a young pianist (early twenties–to me, that’s young; he’s about my son’s age). He’s playing tomorrow (Wednesday) night on the Greencastle Summer Music Festival, a series of 12 Wednesday-evening concerts I organize (or as the say in … Continue reading
Davidovsky and the ICE at Miller Theatre
Mario Davidovsky, whose work was the subject of last night’s Composer Portrait at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre, was a leader in the development of electronic and electro-acoustic music. That genre consists of carefully worked-out sound collages, music which shocked and … Continue reading
Filed under Claire Chase, CMA 2011 Conference, Composers, Ensembles, Eric Lamb (flute), Frances-Marie Uitti, future of college/university music education, Gareth Flowers (trumpet), International Contemporary Ensemble, Le Poisson Rouge, Mario Davidovsky, sabbatical journal, The Batteries Duo, The Batteries Duo, Young Performers
