The composer, who turns 90 this fall, has expanded the spectrum of sounds that instruments produce and that audiences can perceive.
Category: Miller Theater at Columbia University
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A Composer Turns Down the Tempo, and Turns Up the Complexity
Lisa Streich, an artist on the rise who has found success in Europe, is having a rare American showcase this week in New York.
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Review: A Musician’s Portrait, as Both Composer and Pianist
At the Miller Theater at Columbia University, the composer Amy Williams joined the JACK Quartet in playing her chamber music.
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Trinity Church’s ‘Messiah’ Is Still the Gold Standard
The church’s urgent and eloquent version of Handel’s classic oratorio remains an inspired communal rite.
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Review: Kate Soper’s ‘The Hunt’ Makes the Medieval Modern
Kate Soper’s latest stage work freely moves between legend and anachronism for a story about three virgins taking charge of their bodies.
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Kate Soper Returns to Opera With a Story Medieval and Modern
“The Hunt,” set to premiere this month in New York, mines ancient lore about unicorns, but asks questions of today. Who has power, and who has rights?
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Capturing John Zorn at 70: One Concert Is Just a Start
The Miller Theater at Columbia University began a series of programs to celebrate this restless and eclectic musician’s milestone year.