New Albion Festival: Contemporary Compositions at Bard College SummerscapeNew Albion Records are once again putting the finishing touch to their annual celebration of contemporary composition, as their “festival within a festival” will take place between August 1st and 10th. Taking place during Bard College Summerscape, the New Albion Festival will present works by the likes of John Cage and Morton Feldman, John Adams and Henry Cowell, as well as performances featuring Bassist Jeffrey Roden and laptop artist Carl Stone, Deep Listening muse Pauline Oliveros and Turkish Guitar magician Erdem Helvacioglu. Programs will often comprise of various acts, allowing audiences to compare different thematically connected interpretations and disover music they may never previously have heard of. Situated at the Spiegeltent, this year’s edition will also celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Festival which has by now built a reputation akin to that of the label in the field of 20th and 21st century music.
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