Composer Philip Glass will be inducted into the Cincinnati-based American Classical Music Hall of Fame in a special ceremony Saturday evening, Oct. 1. That coincides with Mobile Symphony Orchestra’s performance of the Glass Violin Concerto featuring 25-year-old Bulgarian violinist Bella Hristova.

Orchestras worldwide are celebrating the composer’s 75th year. Glass will present the world premiere of his Symphony No. 9 by Bruckner Orchestra Linz in Austria before the symphony’s New York City premiere at Carnegie Hall on Glass’s 75th birthday, Jan. 31, 2012.

Theatermania lists other highlights as: a reprise of his opera “Satyagraha” at Metropolitan Opera, November 4 to December 1, 2011; the previously announced international tour of “Einstein on the Beach”; Continue reading

Soundwalk and Chicago Phonography Concert :: Saturday, October 8, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. :: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education — 100 North Lake Street,
Gary, Indiana:: Created By Dan Godston for the World Listening Project.

The Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology and World Listening Project continue their partnership with the National Park Service to present a concert by Chicago Phonography and a Miller Woods soundwalk at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education. All ages, free and open to the public.

Explore the natural soundscape of Miller Woods trail with a soundwalk led by the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology. Continue reading

Cybersounds: Electronic Music Concerts :: September 28, October 26, November 30, 2011 and January 25, 2012 :: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. :: outdoors along Fort Point Channel or inside Atlantic Wharf’s Waterfront Square, 290 Congress Street, Boston :: Free ::

Boston Cyberarts is partnering with Atlantic Wharf to present Cybersounds, a new series of free concerts bringing some of the leading artists exploring the creative and cultural potential in the convergence of music, sound and technology to Boston’s Waterfront. Held the last Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:30 p.m., either outdoors along Fort Point Channel or inside Atlantic Wharf’s stunning Waterfront Square, the series is curated by Dan Hirsch, director of music programs for ArtsEmerson and Eric Chasalow, professor of music and director of the Brandeis Electro Acoustic Music Studio.
Continue reading

“Bright Field“: Music and Modernism :: with R. Luke DuBois :: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. :: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street), New York City :: $15, $10 members, $5 students ::

During the decade leading up to the first World War, composers such as Debussy, Schoenberg, Scriabin, and Stravinsky were writing music in active dialogue with the social upheavals, intellectual currents, and political events of their day, embracing the same radical spirit that inspired their colleagues in the visual arts. This gallery program highlights selections of music from 1910–18 performed by Typical Music, an ensemble comprised of New York New Music virtuosi Todd Reynolds (violin), Ashley Bathgate (cello) and Vicky Chow (piano). A talk by American composer R. Luke DuBois precedes the concert.

Francisco Lopez: Hyper-Rainforest :: April 28, 2011 to April 30, 2011 :: 8:00 p.m. ::Concert Hall, EMPAC, Troy, NY :: Tickets are required and are available through the EMPAC box office for $15 general admission; $10 for students, seniors, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute faculty and staff; or $5 for Rensselaer students.

World premiere of an 80 channel immersive concert based on a decade of natural sounds recorded in the world’s rain forests.

Rainforests are inhabited by an incredibly rich variety of sounds—much like a piece of electronic music: the astonishing variety of sounds comes from sources that are concrete yet overwhelmingly invisible. Continue reading

Paivascapes #1 – Paiva River Sound Festival :: March 4, 2011 - March 8, 2011 :: Vila Nova de Paiva, Castro Daire, São Pedro do Sul, Arouca, Castelo de Paiva, Portugal :: Exhibition Opening: March 4th at 6:00 p.m. in the Municipal Auditorium of Vila Nova de Paiva (Portugal) :: Ticket Sales: http://www.ticketline.sapo.pt

Retrospective exhibition, multimedia concerts, site-specifc sound installations, conferences, video works screenings, sound perception activities and environmental walks.

Many aspects and perceptions can be associated with river landscapes, which together form the strength and the manifold importance of rivers. Firstly, river landscapes supply an energy potential (the energy of water and sediments that flow down the course of the river) and also a surface, a space on which both vegetation and human constructions settle. Continue reading

ISSUE Project Room proudly presents E#@60: A Benefit Concert Honoring Elliott Sharp’s 60th Birthday :: Friday, March 4, 2011: at Issue Project Room, 110 Livingston, Brooklyn :: A One-Night Celebration Featuring Internationally Renowned Artists and World Premiere Performances :: Hosted by Jo Andres and Steve Buscemi with performances by Elliott Sharp, JACK Quartet, Sirius Quartet, Jack Womack, and Tracie Morris ::

Known as “Brooklyn’s leading avant-garde venue,” (Wall Street Journal) ISSUE Project Room presents a spectacular music- and star-filled evening on Friday, March 4th, honoring the 60th birthday of the prolific composer, innovator, and guitar virtuoso Elliott Sharp. Continue reading

Sonic Generator :: music on the boundary :: Monday, January 24, 2011 from 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. :: at the Woodruff Arts Center/Rich Theatre, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA :: Created by Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology/Sonic Generator :: free ::

Georgia Tech’s chamber music ensemble-in-residence, Sonic Generator, will explore open musical scores on the boundaries of composition, improvisation, and interactivity in a free exhibition and concert in partnership with the Woodruff Arts Center. The performance features music with unconventional and technologically-driven scores by Kaija Saariaho, Frederic Rzewski, Jason Freeman, Bill Ryan, David Kim-Boyle, and Akito Van Troyer. It takes place at the Rich Theatre at Woodruff Arts Center on January 24th. The exhibition opens at 7:00 p.m. and the concert begins at 8:00 p.m. Continue reading

Darmstadt: Essential Repertoire :: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. through December 4, 2010 at 10:00 p.m. :: at ISSUE Project Room at the OA Can Factory, 232 3rd Street, 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11215 :: Doors for all concerts open at 8 pm. Music begins at 8:30 pm. :: Tickets $10/$8 ISSUE Project Room members ::

Darmstadt “Classics of the Avant Garde” presents its third annual week of Essential Repertoire at ISSUE Project Room, an adoration and exploration of the experimental tradition in classical music, named “one of the most significant presentations of the season” by Time Out New York in 2008 and reviewed by the New York Times in 2009.

This year’s festival kicks off with an evening of Luciano Berio’s first ten Sequenzas for solo instrument, noted for their virtuosic implementation of extended technique, performed by a generation-defining group of players in New York’s booming new music community. Continue reading

Todd Reynolds :: Still Life with Microphone Version 10.5 :: Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 8:00pm - 9:30pm :: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, 1040 Mass MoCA WAY , North Adams, MA 01247 :: $12 in advance / $16 day of / $10 students / 10% members discount ::

Bang on a Can violinist and composer Todd Reynolds lands classical music on its head. Controlling laptops, video and even guitar and percussion robots, he creates magic with a simple 17th-century violin. Featuring video by Luke DuBois, the films of Bill Morrison, and music machines by the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots (LEMUR), Todd Reynolds’ Still Life with Microphone is a warm, human and passionate piece of concert theater, featuring music by him and for him by a host of New York music notables.