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Reading the career of young Nico Muhly
Check the credits in fine print on recent projects by Bjork, Antony and the Johnsons, Rufus Wainwright and Philip Glass, among others, and you’ll find the name Nico Muhly. Over the last couple of...
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Celebrating Lou Harrison in D.C., festival review by Scott Pender
Over the past week, the Washington DC-based Post-Classical Ensemble, in conjunction with The George Washington University, the National Gallery of Art, and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia,...
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Rediscovering lyricist Howard Ashman
Ashman wrote the book and lyrics for the musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” and the lyrics to songs in the Disney films “Aladdin,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Little Mermaid,” all featuring music by...
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Reports from Tanglewood: modern, contemporary, timeless
Reviews of some mid-century modernism, the finale of the Festival of Contemporary Music, and John Williams 80th birthday celebration. Monday, July 30, 2012 Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood There was a crisp...
View Article“The Man on the Fifth Floor,” a film in development about Gerald Busby
Director Jessica Robinson is working a new film, “The Man on the Fifth Floor,” about the life and work of Gerald Busby, a 76-year old composer and one of the few remaining tenants of the famed Chelsea...
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Five Dances – a film in development
Small town boy comes to big city. Discovers his talents, discovers himself. Has difficult phone calls back home. It’s a familiar but sturdy set-up for a film. Yet rather than being a boxer, the...
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