Tag: Lera Auerbach
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Upcoming Concerts
We are kicking off the new year with two exciting concerts funded by WPA Performance Grants! On Friday, January 8 the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Lera Auerbach’s Icarus in a sold-out event! Learn more about the LPO and Friday’s event here. For those not lucky enough to have tickets, listen to Icarus below: On Sunday,…
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Classical Music Moonlighters
The Guardian has a great piece up highlighting “Classical Music Moonlighters“. The list of composers who worked on music after they finished their day jobs includes: Ethel Smyth (who was a composer first and turned to writing books – including a multi-volume autobiography – later in life) St. Hildegard of Bingen (abbess, mystic, healer, author,…
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Grammy Nominations for Anna Clyne and Hilary Hahn
The list of 2015 Grammy nominations has been published – and Anna Clyne’s Prince of Clouds is in the running for Contemporary Classical Composition. Her work shares the ballot with John Luther Adams (Become Ocean), George Crumb (Voices From The Heartland), Stephen Paulus (Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band), and Roberto Sierra (Sinfonia No. 4). Have a listen to the…
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Hilary Hahn Commissions New Works
Award winning violinist and former child prodigy, as well as active soloist, Hilary Hahn has recently announced a new project, commissioning 27 new encore pieces. The news was released on her professional website. Hahn reportedly sought to increase and diversify the encore pieces that are heard throughout concert halls, as well as introduce audiences to…