Hmmm is this a personal bias? Probably. If you are a regular reader, then you know how much I adore new music. However, this challenge goes …
New Music
let's discuss: Performers and Composers by David Smooke
Many of you who read the Sybaritic Singer regularly understand my commitment to performing new music and working with living composers. For …
in performance: Rhymes With Opera Enthralls Baltimore Audience with "Numbers / Dates"
Opera is a living art form in the hands and voices of Rhymes With Opera, a Baltimore and NYC-based ensemble. Rhymes With Opera (RWO) has …
upon listening: Pictures on Silence enthralls with début CD "Voyage"
Listening to the beginning of Voyage, a 2011 recording from Pictures on Silence, feels as though you have just happened upon a room where …
Dispatches from Bang on A Can: New Work
Scene in on a girl nervously sweating, breathing rapidly, feeling a tightness in her chest. She opens her mouth to sing, unsure if sound …
Dispatches from Bang on a Can: Day 1
Hello Sybaritic Faithful, I am at music camp! Writing to you all from North Adams, Massachusetts while I attend the Bang on a Can Summer …
in performance: The Music of Derek Bermel
There was only one glaringly unfortunate moment at last week's Evolution Series concert: The Music of Derek Bermel - I had to leave early. …
in performance: Ligetisplit Ensemble's New Music Exhibition
Karin Hendrickson, Ligetisplit Ensemble director, explained to the audience on Friday night (4/16/10) that her musicians have a few key …