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A Tribute to Robert Muczynski
Two years ago today composer Robert Muczynski passed away. He left behind a strong output of mostly chamber works and solo piano pieces of tremendous vitality and presence. Muczynski is one of those...
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Music I’m Buying
Since joining the I Care if You Listen team, I have been privileged to have the opportunity to review some great CDs. Often times these are CDs that I wouldn’t have otherwise encountered, and I’m...
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William Duckworth (1943-2012)
I, like so many will, received the news of William Duckworth’s death via Kyle Gann’s blog. If you are unfamiliar with Bill’s music, that is the place to start. This will be a post of a more personal...
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Arizona: The Twilight Zone for New Music?
Have you ever watched the “Midnight Sun” episode of the Twilight Zone? It’s set in New York City, the not so distant future. Rod Serling tells you “…this is the eve of the end. Because even at...
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Minimalism is Boring (and that’s OK)
Last May, I had the wonderful opportunity to present at a conference on time and the arts in Caen, France. A number of papers addressed time in contemporary music, but it became quickly apparent that...
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Two Concerts in Boston: Preservationism or Progressivism? (part 1 of 2)
Boston Musica Viva | Part 1: The PreservationistLast November, I began this post with the intention of writing a (double) review of two concerts in the Boston area. In this two part series I...
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Two Concerts in Boston: Preservationism or Progressivism? (part 2/2)
Sound Icon | Part 2: The Progressivist (read also Part 1: The Preservationist)If Boston Musica Viva is the sagacious uncle whose wisdom is centered in the traditions of the past European masters who,...
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2012 in Review: Listening
It’s that time of year again. Electric companies are excited about the diminishing daylight and the extremely wasteful lights on houses (if my dad is to be believed), peppermint has replaced pumpkin as...
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Waiting for the Berberians
Here’s a story I hope is true. Years ago, Laurie Anderson contacted Thomas Pynchon via snail mail to ask if she could turn his comic epic Gravity’s Rainbow into an opera. According to Anderson, his...
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Beethoven Could Have Used More Dinosaurs
Kids, Graphic Scores, & How Music Education is a Two-Way StreetI suppose I should open with a disclaimer: I am a composer, by no means an expert on music education, and am not particularly well...
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Magazine: Issue 2 is out!
We are very excited to announce that Issue 2 of our Magazine is out! Featuring exclusive interviews, reviews, articles, and a video performance, Issue 2 of I CARE IF YOU LISTEN Magazine is available in...
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Who Feeds the Artist? [From our Magazine]
This opinion post by Xenia Pestova was originally published in Issue 2 of our magazine and is offered here in its entirety.In a recent video interview, pianist Mitsuko Uchida raises an important point,...
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F*ck you. Pay me: Some Thoughts on Musicians and Money.
Yesterday morning, Ellen McSweeney wrote an excellent piece detailing payment trouble she and others are having with Chicago’s Beethoven Festival from 2013. (I would strongly suggest reading the...
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William Duckworth (1943-2012)
I, like so many will, received the news of William Duckworth’s death via Kyle Gann’s blog. If you are unfamiliar with Bill’s music, that is the place to start. This will be a post of a more personal...
View ArticleOn artistic solidarity and the globalization of music
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View ArticleExtended Techniques: Resource for New Sounds or Cheap Gimmicks?
As a listener and student of classical music, I’m obsessed with new sounds on acoustic instruments. To me, instructing a.. The post Extended Techniques: Resource for New Sounds or Cheap Gimmicks?...
View ArticleBeauty from Ugliness
Discussing aesthetic principles and ideals is always a subjective topic, with the totality of what is “beautiful” or “sublime” being.. The post Beauty from Ugliness appeared first on I CARE IF YOU...
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