Although the Hollywood movie industry relies more than ever on huge budget action movies, the movies nominated for best score of 2013 have a much less adrenaline-pumping, ear-splitting character. Here are nominees.
For first-generation electronic musicians like Don Buchla and John Bischoff, creating or remaking electronics as instruments is part of their creativity. This month they’re being celebrated at Other Minds New Music Festival.
Composer Wendy Reid swears by her parrot’s musicality and uses her live, improvised riffs in compositions she’ll be presenting at the Other Minds festival.
Music is front and center in the Winter Olympics from the opening ceremonies to the figure skating programs that are one of the games’ major draws. Here are some musical highlights from the Sochi Games.
The open rehearsal of the New Century Chamber Orchestra's one-act comic opera Rita was a delightful event, with outstanding, appealing artists, singers, and instrumentalists alike; a presentation that delivered more than just promise.
