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Raising flags and questioning promises at Philadelphia’s Highmark Mann
Peter Boyer’s oratorio A Hundred Years On, commemorating the centenary of the 1876 World’s Fair, softens the blow of jingoism, looking to an earlier era of hope and broken promise.
Text and textures in New York premieres by The Crossing at Zankel Hall
Donald Nally’s much vaunted chamber choir The Crossing give a program of three New York premieres at Zankel Hall.
Earth songs: Stravinsky and John Luther Adams in Philadelphia
Personnel changes plague the world premiere of Vespers of a Blessed Earth, which sounds an urgent musical alarm on the harms of climate changes.
Philip Glass and David Byrne's Knee Plays
The Knee Plays was an unusual selection to kick off a Philip Glass celebration, but the engaging production spoke to a time and associations in the composer's career.
Jazz, tragedy and a Julia Wolfe premiere
The New York Philharmonic premieres Julia Wolfe’s remembrance of the victims of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and plays an elegy to LBJ and an Aaron Copland jazz concerto.
The Fifth Century as a window to eternity
The reprise of The Fifth Century marks the beginning of an extended partnership between Bryars and the Crossing.
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Emotional truth in new music: Christopher Jessup
Young composer and pianist Christopher Jessup talks about recent projects, including an orchestral work for the London Symphony Orchestra – and the importance of emotional authenticity in contemporary music.