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Low Bunk bows cardboard this weekend!
To many, Memorial Day weekend means the kickoff of the summer season: getaways, barbecues, traffic, and mor...
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Thursday (1/5) on NewMusicBox.com, Alexandra Gardner writes, “A thoughtful blog post by composer Daniel Wolf addressing the concept of ‘public’ s...
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As you know, I just can't be everywhere. I was particularly sorry to miss the hefty, heady assortment of contemporary music at UMBC last week. But,...
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By Alexandra Gardner
I am reminded that it is nearly impossible to make anything that isn't affected by the filters of our personal experience;...
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By Alexandra Gardner
The very American question, "So, what do you do?" at least on the East Coast, is usually the first question asked when mee...
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By Alexandra Gardner
Although it is certainly true that rage and rebellion can result in life-changing works of art, it is by no means the only...
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By Alexandra Gardner
Just as much effort is required in learning to make good electronic music, as is necessary to write for any unplugged inst...
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By Alexandra Gardner
I have a song stuck in my head! And I can't get it out!
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Alexandra Gardner
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By Alexandra Gardner
Does an "emerging composer" turn into a straight up "composer" by finishing a doctoral degree, getting a tenure track teac...
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By Alexandra Gardner
Because the #DWG Twitter event (that stands for Dead White Guys) has already been expertly summarized, I'm not going to at...
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I am probably shooting my career in the foot by writing this, not to mention my standing in the D.C. arts community (such as it is), but it has to ...
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Last week the New York Philharmonic announced their 2011-12 season. There were some surprises -- Stockhausen's Gruppen -- was one of them, but as...
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By Alexandra Gardner
Given the fact that composers who happen to be female are making a greater worldwide impact than ever before, it boggles m...
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Errollyn Wallen
Following up on Alex Ross’ post about the New York Philharmonic’s 2011-’12 season, which mentioned the lack of representati...
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By Alexandra Gardner
I wonder about competitions that want compositions with unusual instrumentations. A piece written for eighth blackbird cou...
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By Alexandra Gardner
Earlier this week Washington Post classical music critic Anne Midgette pointed to two contrasting reviews of the same co...
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By Alexandra Gardner
Amy Chua, the "Tiger Mother," started quite the firestorm with her Wall Street Journal essay, especially among mothers ut...
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By Alexandra Gardner
Situations ranging from a bout of the flu, the needs of family members, or forces of nature can and do occur at totally un...
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By Alexandra Gardner
It seems that the older generation should be proud of, not to mention reap the benefits of, the years they spent building ...
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