Steve Reich wins Pulitzer for Double Sextet

Steve Reich wins Pulitzer for Double Sextet Tom Huizenga NPR 4/20/09 and Steve Reich: Minimalism In The Mainstream NPR 4/20/09...

Posted by dougan on April 21, 2009 8:38 AM

Homage to letter-writing earns Grawemeyer music prize

2009 Grawemeyer Award Announced "The Lost Art of Letter Writing, a four-movement concerto for violin and orchestra by Australian composer Brett Dean, has earned the 2009 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition."...

Posted by dougan on December 1, 2008 9:29 AM

Music Made for 50 States

'Chasing Light': Music Made For 50 States By Jeff Lunden NPR's All Things Considered, November 3, 2008 "It isn't every day that a small community orchestra gets to play a new work by a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer [Joseph Schwantner]. But...

Posted by dougan on November 4, 2008 1:31 PM

Language Barrier

A thought-provoking article about the language of music from the perspective of different musical camps, from the blog of Minnesota Orchestra violist Sam Bergman. "In yesterday's post, I talked a bit about conductors and arrangers who "speak the language" of...

Posted by dougan on October 17, 2008 12:47 PM

Interview with composer Philip Glass

Philip Glass: Complex Minimalist NPR Morning Edition October 3, 2008 "The music of Phillip Glass elicits an array of opinions. Some love it; some don't. Some just don't get it. When he sat down to talk with Morning Edition host...

Posted by dougan on October 3, 2008 8:42 AM