In unprecedented times, new evolving models and ways of thinking are necessary. National Sawdust has responded to the pandemic by creating the New Works Commission, and awarding twenty composers the resources to create a new work for streamed performance. This is the second of two online performances of the commissioned works, hosted by the composers […]
A discussion on the identity and future of contemporary music A diverse panel of scholars, curators, and artists respond to the Ensemble Modern’s concert, “Afro-Modernism in Contemporary Music,” with reference to recent cultural issues around classical and contemporary music’s understanding of its identity and future. The protracted silence within avantgarde music that surrounds composers of […]
Virtual Online Event: Livestream (Running time: 2 hours) Date & Time: Friday, March 26, 2021 from 3-5pm CDT | 4-6PM EDT About this Event: LISTENING PARTY starts at 4PM with: Kurt Gottschalk, Master of Ceremonies (NYC Jazz, Stereophile, the Wire, WFMU) String Noise: Conrad Harris and Pauline Kim Harris, Violins Composers: Caleb Burhans, Jessie Cox, […]