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Ecstatic Music Festival Interview #4: Owen Pallett

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NOW Ensemble, Classical, Judd Greenstein, Alt-Classical, Gabriel Kahane, Caleb Burhans, Tristan Perich, Owen Pallett, So Percussion, Alarm Will Sound, Face the Music, Buke and Gass, Contemporary Classical, Matt Marks, Newspeak, Victoire, Ecstatic Music Festival, John Schaefer, John Medeski, Craig Wedren, Vijay Iyer, Nico Muhly, Merrill Garbus, Timo Andres, Nadia Sirota, New Music, Merkin Hall, New York City, Bang on a Can, Thomas Bartlett, Missy Mazzoli, Valgeir Sigurdsson, Indie Classical, William Brittelle, Dan Deacon, Ymusic, Alan Pierson, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Chiara String Quartet, Bryce Dessner, Jefferson Friedman, Arts News
Daniel J. Kushner

On March 9 at 7:30 p.m. in New York City's Merkin Hall, Ecstatic Music Festival all-star Nadia Sirota joins two indie songwriters -- pianist Thomas Ba...

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Ecstatic Music Festival Interview #3: Gabriel Kahane

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ecstatic Music Festival, Timo Andres, Gabriel Kahane, Judd Greenstein, Alt-Classical, Indie Classical, NOW Ensemble, Classical, Caleb Burhans, Tristan Perich, So Percussion, Alarm Will Sound, Owen Pallett, Face the Music, Buke and Gass, Contemporary Classical, Matt Marks, Newspeak, Victoire, John Schaefer, John Medeski, Craig Wedren, Vijay Iyer, Nico Muhly, Merrill Garbus, Nadia Sirota, New Music, Merkin Hall, New York City, Bang on a Can, Thomas Bartlett, Missy Mazzoli, Valgeir Sigurdsson, William Brittelle, Dan Deacon, Ymusic, Alan Pierson, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Chiara String Quartet, Bryce Dessner, Jefferson Friedman, Arts News
Daniel J. Kushner

The Ecstatic Music Festival is now entering the home stretch. And while the festival hinges on the creation and performance of new works conceived wi...

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Ecstatic Music Festival Interview #2: Alarm Will Sound's Alan Pierson and Matt Marks

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NOW Ensemble, Classical, Judd Greenstein, Alt-Classical, Gabriel Kahane, Caleb Burhans, Tristan Perich, So Percussion, Alarm Will Sound, Owen Pallett, Face the Music, Buke and Gass, Contemporary Classical, Matt Marks, Slidepollajax, Newspeak, Victoire, Ecstatic Music Festival, John Schaefer, John Medeski, Craig Wedren, Vijay Iyer, Nico Muhly, Merrill Garbus, Timo Andres, Nadia Sirota, New Music, Merkin Hall, New York City, Bang on a Can, Thomas Bartlett, Missy Mazzoli, Valgeir Sigurdsson, Indie Classical, William Brittelle, Dan Deacon, Ymusic, Alan Pierson, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Chiara String Quartet, Bryce Dessner, Jefferson Friedman, Arts News
Daniel J. Kushner

Two members of the contemporary music band Alarm Will Sound discuss the group's upcoming concert and the importance of composer Steve Reich.

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The Top 10 Alternative Art Songs of 2001-2010

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, The Lotus Eaters, Untitled 8, Alternative Art Song, Classical, St. Vincent, Gabriel Kahane, Shara Worden, My Brightest Diamond, Opera, Sigur Ros, Dirty Projectors, Rock, Ice and the Storm, Annie Clark, Two Doves, Joanna Newsom, Paris Is Burning, Neurotic and Lonely, All Delighted People, Indie Classical, Matt Marks, I Don't Have Any Fun, Jonsi, Sufjan Stevens, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Pop, Tornado, Cosmia, Arts News
Daniel J. Kushner

With the absurd distinction between serious and non-serious musics largely eradicated, it's time to take stock of some of the best alternative art songs of 2001-2010.

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