Posted inClassical Music Lockwood, Annea Music
At 85, Composer Annea Lockwood Is Far From Done Listening
Lockwood, a composer who spins music from the sounds of the natural world, is sharing with and learning from a new generation of artists.
Posted inBoulanger, Nadia (1887-1979) Classical Music Copenhagen (Denmark) Deaths (Obituaries) Denmark New York Philharmonic Nielsen, Carl Norgard, Per Sibelius, Jean Wolfli, Adolf
Per Norgard, Daring Symphonic Composer, Dies at 92
Considered the father of Danish contemporary music, he aspired to works in which “everything came out of a single note,” he said, “like the big bang.”
Posted inClassical Music Davids, Brent Michael Gier, Delta David Native Americans Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (SD) South Dakota South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
Lakota Music Project Merges Two Traditions for One Common Cause
For almost 20 years, the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra has been collaborating with Native artists, aiming to address a history of racial tension.
Posted inAppointments and Executive Changes Chicago (Ill) Chicago Symphony Orchestra Classical Music Metropolitan Opera Opera Palumbo, Donald
Donald Palumbo Reinvigorated the Met Opera Chorus. Next Stop Chicago.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has hired Donald Palumbo, 76, the former chorus master of the Metropolitan Opera, to lead its chorus.