All contemporary-composition Items

Other Minds Festival: Line-Up announced American concert organsiors and record label “Other Minds” have confirmed the roster for the 2008 version of their “Other Minds ...

CD Feature/ Peteris Vasks: "Pater Noster" Ideal programmatic music: Is this message universal, trivial or none at all?

Interview with Asmus Tietchens We usually provide a full discography with our interviews to document an artist's progress over time. In the case of ...

15 Questions to Dave Maric Even though less and less contemporary composers are considering writing for an audience a necessary evil, most people on the ...

Barry Schrader: Presents the Monkey King American electroacoustic composer Barry Schrader has announced the world premieres of two new pieces. “Wu Xing” and “Monkey King” will ...

Karel Svoboda: No chance to talk Sometimes, you're just a moment too late. I recently rediscovered the music of Karel Svoboda, a Czech popular composer. Even ...

Hans Otte: In Memoriam German composer and concert organisor Hans Otte died of a long illness on December 25th aged 81 years. His former ...

Pierre Boulez: Contract with Deutsche Grammophon extended Pierre Boulez has announced that he has extended his exclusive contract with German label “Deutsche Grammophon”. This means that many ...

Pauline Oliveros & Miya Masaoka: Discover the beauty of Accordion & Koto Miya Masaoka and Pauline Oliveros have made a decidedly non-every-day instrumental combination the basis of their latest project: Accordion and ...

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Last Farewell Karlheinz Stockhausen died on December fifth in his home of Kuerten-Kettenberg. One of the fatherfigures of electronic music will now ...

CD Feature/ Maile Colbert: "moborosi" No need to feel envious: A self-sufficient overture to a larger work taking shape in the background.

15 Questions to Bill Ryan/GVSU New Music Ensemble Lately, Bill Ryan has been so succesful and in-demand as a Conductor of other people's work that some seem to ...

CD Feature/ Ferran Fages: "Cancons per a un lent retard" The most absolute art there is: If you’re true to this work, then you’ll accept its inacceptance.

Colin Currie: Borrowed Time and Primitive Sides All eyes are on percussionist Colin Currie. On December 15th, he will be performing the European premiere of American composer ...

Helmut Lachenmann: Handshake with the Arditti Quartet Kairos Records has announced the release of the new album by Helmut Lachenmann. “String Quartets” features three pieces for the ...