The death has been communicated of Barbara Kolb, a prominent American modernist. She was among the first Americans to work with Pierre Boulez at his IRCAM institute in Paris.
The post US composer, 85 appeared first on Slippedisc.
US composer, 85
Blog
You might be interested in …
The President’s marine band cancels DEI concert
From the Washington Post: Last week, “The President’s Own” quietly canceled a concert program originally billed as the “Equity Arc Wind Symphony.” The performance was to be the culmination of a “multi-day music intensive with […]
Will progress be humanity’s salvation or its downfall? Ben Crick & Kamal Kaan’s new opera, The Last Machine Breaker, on Luddites, AI and Revolution
The Luddites, named for Ned Ludd, a legendary weaver whose name was used as a pseudonym in threatening letters to mill owners and government officials, was a movement in English textile workers in the early […]
Trump to host Kennedy honors: no classical talent
The US president has agreed to host the 2025 Kennedy Center honors. Usually there is one token classical or opera recipient – Martha Argerich, Renee Fleming or the like. Not this year. The 2025 […]
Latest Posts
%20&%20Samantha%20Price%20(Dido)%20-%20credit%20Richard%20Hubert%20Smith.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "Less is more: Elena Langer's Ariadne & Purcell's Dido hit home in finely abstract productions, a real ensemble achievement from English Touring Opera")
%20Richard%20Hubert%20Smith.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "Modernising Gluck: English Touring Opera's new production of Orpheus and Eurydice puts a distinctly contemporary spin on the work")
