Du Yun NY premiere at Carnegie Hall

Par Kurt Gottschalk, 14 avril 2019

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“Migration is a compelling issue around which to program concerts”

Critique faite à Carnegie Hall: Zankel, New York, le 11 avril 2019

Feldman, The Turfan Fragments, for orchestra

Coates, Symphony No. 1, "Music on Open Strings"

Du Yun, Where We Lost Our Shadows

American Composers Orchestra

George Manahan, Direction

Helga Davis, Voix

Ali Sethi, Voix

Shayna Dunkleman, Percussions

Khaled Jarrar, Vidéaste

Dreamscapes in New York

Grace Lichtenstein, 6th April

With classical works by jazz artists Iverson, Lehman and Assad, American Composers Orchestra wound up its fortieth anniversary season, and looked ahead to continued adventures in diversity.

****1

Albert Herring earns the crown at Curtis Opera Theatre

Cameron Kelsall, 5th March

Benjamin Britten's comic slice of country life proves an ideal choice for the conservatory setting.

****1

Dreamscapes in New York

Grace Lichtenstein, 6th April

With classical works by jazz artists Iverson, Lehman and Assad, American Composers Orchestra wound up its fortieth anniversary season, and looked ahead to continued adventures in diversity.

****1

Opera in Jazz: Terence Blanchard's Champion

Hilary Stroh, 4th March

Washington National Opera continues its cycle of social justice operas.

***11

A Dream doesn't quite come true at San Francisco Opera

Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 10th September

A new operatic adaptation of Dream of the Red Chamber by Bright Sheng and David Henry Hwang offers musical and visual delights but stumbles on the text.

***11

Curtis Opera Theater's Ariadne auf Naxos

David Browning, 4th March

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale about a great conservatory production of Ariadne auf Naxos, with wonderful singing and visual delights aplenty.

****1

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.

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