Edgy, polygenre music underscores Lamar's idiosyncratic philosophy in a 10-song cycle.
Deprived of a Ted Hearne premiere, Gustavo Dudamel still led a fascinating concert, soon to be reprised in London.
The accent was on the sounds that words and phonemes make in music that slurs and blurs meanings.
The festival's third day questions how we communicate when sounds and meaning are divorced.
The new-music festival celebrates 20 years with their usual range of unusual music and fresh ideas.
Bard Music West's second festival focused on a composer whose music still seems current.
Green Fog delights the eyes, but the musical highlights were elsewhere.
The new-music festival devotes six days to text-sound compositional work using "speech" as a musical medium.
4-Concert Weekend program honors the staggering new-music legacy of Pauline Oliveros and Steven Schick.
The composer chats about her creative process, the importance of staying open, and her upcoming concert at BAMPFA.
