1
Counterstream Radio
Inspect the unexpected
2
Media on Demand
Browse Music and Interviews

NEWMUSICBOX

But What I Really Want To Do Is Direct!
But What I Really Want To Do Is Direct!
May 23 2018 / Articles
By Misha Penton
Pop artists create video content designed to go viral and to sell albums, but musicians with far smaller budgets than mega-stars are now making videos as well. Looking for ways to get your own work filmed and distributed? Misha Penton is here with some DIY tips to help you get started.
Removing Barriers to New Music
Removing Barriers to New Music
May 24 2018 / Articles
By Carol Ann Cheung
How can we create a new music concert experience that is more welcoming, more engaging, and more inclusive?
Misfits and Geniuses
Misfits and Geniuses
May 21 2018 / Articles
By Daniel Kellogg
My course “Misfits and Geniuses” was a way feature contemporary music in a compelling music appreciation-style class. I started with the attractive idea of creative rebels who bucked traditional boundaries...

THE LATEST FROM NEWMUSICBOX AND AROUND THE WEB

Having Conversations About Diversity
Having Conversations About Diversity
Looking at the shortage of diversity in virtually every corner of the industry, it’s clear that classical music needs to discuss solutions more often, with more people of different perspectives....
Uncomfortably Serious and Disarmingly Fun: The Irreplaceable Matt Marks
Uncomfortably Serious and Disarmingly Fun: The Irreplaceable Matt Marks
From his work as a founding member of Alarm Will Sound, to his heartfelt and hilarious compositions, to his organizational efforts with New Music Gathering, to his sardonically prolific Twitter...
Beauty Is Revolution
Beauty Is Revolution
To make something beautiful is revolutionary (not low class, not easy, not a sign of low intelligence). Beauty is hard to make and the making is painful. You have to...

Nine Composers Receive 2018 BMI Student Composer Awards
Nine Composers Receive 2018 BMI Student Composer Awards
Nine composers have received 2018 BMI Student Composer Awards plus there was one additional honorable mention.
Tragedy and Inspiration
Tragedy and Inspiration
A course I've named “Tragedy and Inspiration” is my solution to drawing college students in to a challenging but powerful body of music. The course couples tragic events from modern...
Making Connections: Helping Presenters Market Your Music
Making Connections: Helping Presenters Market Your Music
It’s important to lean in—not step back—when you have a marketing team promoting a concert (or CD release, creative project, etc.) with your work on it. When you equip people...
Notes from Underground: Ivan Wyschnegradsky’s Manual of Quarter-Tone Harmony
Notes from Underground: Ivan Wyschnegradsky’s Manual of Quarter-Tone Harmony
Ivan Wyschnegradsky's 1932 Manual of Quarter-Tone Harmony rewrites the past for the future. But the 24-note equal-tempered octave is not an end, but a beginning.
New Approaches to Music Appreciation
New Approaches to Music Appreciation
I hold a core belief that art is relational, as we share unique and poetic visions about the human experience. I am filled with joy as a young composer discovers...
An Introvert’s Guide to the New Music Gathering (and Other Networking Events)
An Introvert’s Guide to the New Music Gathering (and Other Networking Events)
The reality about the New Music Gathering (and all conferences, really) is that we can’t space the doses of people out. Conference organizers, especially the NMG organizers, design the event...
Hey Jealousy: Social Media’s Envy Effect
Hey Jealousy: Social Media’s Envy Effect
Jealousy within an ensemble is something people are generally uncomfortable admitting to or talking about, and social media can amplify this feeling even among the best of friends and colleagues....
Beth Anderson—Just Dropping In
Beth Anderson—Just Dropping In
Beth Anderson has embraced serendipity and followed it both in her life and in her music. In this sprawling conversation, Anderson tells us about some major early epiphanies—as well as...
Oxford Love Songs
Advertisement
TODAY'S COMPOSER BIRTHDAY
William Bolcom

Born: Thursday, May 26, 1938 Seattle, Washington

More Composers Born Today