Composer and conductor Marcos Galvany takes inspiration from his Valencian childhood for his work. We spoke with Marcos about the recent Carnegie Hall premiere of his operatic tableau “Oh My Son.”
Tell us about your background as a composer and conductor. How did you get started?
The first time I saw a piano was when I was [...]
The MAP Fund has announced their 2011 application schedule. The MAP Fund grant review cycle includes the submission of a mandatory online Letter of Inquiry that precedes the full application. Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) will be reviewed by outside evaluators and MAP staff. Based on that assessment, projects deemed [...]
Earlier this year, I wrote some critical words about Chicago-based chamber music ensemble eighth blackbird’s composer competition that offered only a $1000 prize despite an abnormally high $50 entry fee for composers. While steep entry fees for artistic competitions are problematic no matter who is charging them, it struck many in the composition community as especially [...]
Evan Mazunik’s compositions have been featured in the NY International Fringe Festival and performed at venues devoted to creative, improvised, and experimental music such as Roulette, HERE and Galapagos Art Space. In this interview he tells us about the work of his experimental chamber ensemble, ZAHA, as well as his current projects and pipe-dreams…
Democracy is a cantata based around the idea that holiness is present in all living things. Its composer, Barry Seroff, is passionate about improvisational music and inspired by music genres ranging from jazz to punk to classical. A full-length chamber work, Democracy debuts tomorrow evening at Brooklyn’s Issue Project Room.
(Crossposted at Createquity)
Chicago-based chamber music ensemble eighth blackbird has earned the admiration of many a composer over the past 14 years for their electrifying performances, outreach to new audiences, and tireless championship of contemporary programming. That is, until the announcement of their new composition competition earlier this month.
It seems that in order to enter the [...]
NYC-based composers in all genres of music are invited to apply for one of six residencies available through the Con Edison Musicians’ Residency: Composition Program. Deadline: February 26, 2010.
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