On March 25, Naxos USA releases its latest recording of Richard Danielpour’s music: the composer’s oratorio Towards a Season of Peace. Commissioned by the Pacific Symphony, Toward a Season a Peace was written for the orchestra’s 2012 American Composers Festival…
Pianist Xiayin Wang’s March 10 concert at Alice Tully Hall featured the premiere of Richard Danielpour’s The Celestial Circus – a new work for two pianos and percussion. Wang was joined by her colleague Ray Wong and percussionists Lisa Pegher,…
Tim Fain recently performed at Carnegie Hall as part of the 24th Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert alongside noted performers Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Robert Randolph, Nico Muhly and more. Brittany Spanos of The Village Voice writes, “The institution…
If you’d like to get a snapshot of Aaron Jay Kernis’ music, here’s some insight from the blog Off Topic’d (by Ralph Graves). In this brief and informative survey of Kernis’ music, readers are introduced (or reintroduced) to some of…
The Delaware Symphony has named Aaron Jay Kernis the recipient of its 2014 A.I. duPont Composer’s Award. Kernis will receive the award on April 1 during the orchestra’s season finale concert, where they’ll perform his work Musica Celestis at the…
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra gave the Scottish premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis‘ Newly Drawn Sky, conducted by Donald Runnicles. Music critic Kenneth Walton called the work, “…picturesque [with] a language full of warmth, sensuousness and instant allure.” Read The…