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Jay Clayton, Vocal Innovator in Jazz and Beyond, Dies at 82

She sparred with avant-garde instrumentalists and used electronics to alter and extend her vocal palette. She was also at home in more conventional settings.

By Steve Smith

Classical Music Geffen, David, Hall (Manhattan, NY) Jacobs Ladder (Musical Work) Music New York Philharmonic Reich, Steve Travelers Prayer (Musical Work) van Zweden, Jaap

Review: New York Philharmonic Plays New Steve Reich Piece

In “Jacob’s Ladder,” which premiered at the New York Philharmonic on Thursday, Reich’s signature chugging rhythms returned.

By Zachary Woolfe

Classical Music Ed Cooke Levit, Igor Music Poots, Alex Reich, Steve Shed (Manhattan, NY) Sonic Sphere Stockhausen, Karlheinz Tiravanija, Rirkrit

Sonic Sphere, a Concert Hall That Hangs Like a Disco Ball

At the Shed in Manhattan, audience members can take in live, spatially designed music inside a suspended hall called the Sonic Sphere.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Carnegie Hall Classical Music Conversations (Book) Music for Ensemble and Orchestra (Musical Work) Reich, Steve Reich/Richter (Musical Work) Travelers Prayer (Musical Work)

Steve Reich, Busy as Ever, Enters His Late Period

At 86, this eminent composer takes a surprising but still searching direction in his music, while recent projects look back on six decades of work.

By Joshua Barone