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It’s not a goodbye, it’s a see you later
There was perhaps no more important a “yes” in my career than when I accepted Frank J. Oteri’s offer to come and work on this crazy thing called NewMusicBox 18...
2018 Ditson Conductor’s Award Honors Oliver Knussen
Established in 1945, the Ditson Conductor's Award honors conductors who have a distinguished record of performing and championing contemporary American music.
From Folk Song to the Outer Limits of Harmony—Remembering Ben Johnston (1926-2019)
Like so many American experimentalists, Ben Johnston (1926-2019) was stylistically multilingual. His conceptual achievement leaves Boulez and Stockhausen in the dust, but moment by moment the music can sound as...
A Few Things You Might Not Know About Vivian Perlis (1928-2019)
Most NewMusicBox readers probably already know that Vivian Perlis founded Yale’s Oral History of American Music (OHAM) and was the co-author of Aaron Copland's biography as well as an award-winning...
Brilliant, Funny, and Fueled by Passion—Remembering Dominick Argento (1927-2019)
Dominick Argento’s name was never on the programs at Big Reggie’s Danceland, but at the time it seemed that in the season of every other major performing arts organization, there...
New Music USA Announces 114 Project Grants Totaling $529,420
Totaling $529,420 in funding, this year's grants support new American music projects in 27 states. The 114 awarded projects include a wide range of activities and events involving new music...
Pondering New Digital Distribution Models and the Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence—MPA 2019
The 2019 meeting of the Music Publishers Association, which took place last week in New York City, was a combination of reminiscences of the past and planning for the future,...
An Unassuming Musical Polymath with Great Curiosity and Knowledge—Remembering André Previn (1929-2019)
André Previn died before completing his final commission and, since his death, I’ve been absorbed in realizing it for the premiere at Tanglewood on August 3 of this year. The...
A Week of New Music Celebrations: the BMI Student Composer Awards, the Ceremonial & the Underwood...
The close proximity of the BMI Student Composer Awards, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Ceremonial, and the American Composers Orchestra's Underwood New Music Readings, which have all taken...