George Crumb completed Black Angels in 1970 during the height of the Vietnam War, which looms throughout in its sounds and structure. With numerological implications, obsessive symmetries, palindromes, and quotations,...
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“When the first note is played in a piece, what’s the next one and why? Not based solely on the theory of what it should do harmonically or melodically. But...
Rands at 90, Guarneri Hall’s musical celebration of the music of Bernard Rands, distinguishes the English expat’s compositional legacy with a carefully curated portfolio of works for solo instruments, chamber...
Reflecting on the passing of noted conductor and composer Cliff Colnot, Stefan Hersh shares his own recollections of the maestro based on years of collaboration and friendship....
At Guarneri Hall, some of our work includes creating recordings of rising artists and ensembles who demonstrate tremendous ability in live performance, but are relatively inexperienced in the commercial recording...
As a person of color, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004) faced inordinate barriers to entry in the overwhelmingly "white" world of classical music. His hybrid compositions infused classical forms and techniques with...
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