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Fierceness Devoted to Truth—Remembering Glenn Branca (1948-2018)
Fierceness Devoted to Truth—Remembering Glenn Branca (1948-2018)
Scientists say that black holes are so dense with matter that light isn’t able to escape. Such fierce density is theorized but not experienced. Imagine a sound that is the...
American Composers Orchestra Announces Winners of Two Commissions Chosen From the 2018 Underwood New Music Readings
American Composers Orchestra Announces Winners of Two Commissions Chosen From the 2018 Underwood New Music Readings
Carlos Bandera has been awarded the ACO's 2018 Underwood Commission and Tomàs Peire Serrate received the 2018 Audience Choice Commission. Both will receive $15000 to write new works that will...
The Blackbird Creative Lab: A Photo Journal
The Blackbird Creative Lab: A Photo Journal
Saxophonist Nick Zoulek, one of this year’s Blackbird Creative Lab fellows, also took his camera along to document his experiences and was kind enough to open his photo journal up...
A Lot of Energy—Remembering Cecil Taylor (1929-2018)
A Lot of Energy—Remembering Cecil Taylor (1929-2018)
Having worked with Cecil, I felt like I could make music with anybody on the planet and I do.
Exclusive Trailer: Milford Graves Documentary “Full Mantis”
Exclusive Trailer: Milford Graves Documentary “Full Mantis”
Jake Meginsky’s "Full Mantis," the first-ever feature film about Milford Graves, is set to open nationally this July, and to celebrate the filmmaker has shared this exclusive new trailer with...
2018 Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence Announced
2018 Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence Announced
The 2018 Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence were announced during the annual meeting of the Music Publishers Association at The Redbury in New York City.
Ed Harsh to Embark on New Endeavor
Ed Harsh to Embark on New Endeavor
It’s in the nature of what we do that we trade the safety of the status quo for the exciting possibility of the future. New Music USA is much more...
New Music USA announces $530,000 in awards to 108 projects
New Music USA announces $530,000 in awards to 108 projects
The awarded projects include concerts and recordings, as well as support for dance, theater, opera, and more, all involving contemporary music as an essential element. Project grants focus on responsiveness...
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...