The following post comes from Sedgwick Clark’s very own blog “Why I left Muncie” (a MusicalAmerica.com blog) For years I’ve been tempted by Music from Copland House concerts, at Aaron Copland’s National Historic Landmark home in New York’s lower Hudson…
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Review: “Goblin Market” — a superb example of KERNIS’ gift for inventiveness!
“Goblin Market,” a melodrama — a spoken narration with musical accompaniment — is a superb example of Aaron Jay Kernis’ gift for almost recklessly profligate inventiveness. Christina Rossetti’s mysterious, very long 1859 poem “Goblin Market” is notable for its vividly…
Copland House receives AMC 2011 “Letter of Distinction”
Copland House has been named a recipient of the American Music Center’s 2011 Letter of Distinction Award. “The American Music Center has the happy duty of recognizing those who make the biggest contribution to new American music,” notes AMC President…
Westchester County and Copland House to Launch New Creative Center For American Music
PRESS: “A Composer’s Sanctuary” The Wall Street Journal By CORINNADA FONSECA-WOLLHEIM “Concerto in a Cow Barn” The New York Times By KATHRYN SHATTUCK Historic Merestead estate re-born with composer residencies, performances, and educational programs. Opening weekend of events on September…