International Contemporary Ensemble at Mostly Mozart

From NYTimes.com:

One of the biggest “Who could have imagined?” flashes I have had in a long time came during the concert by the impressive International Contemporary Ensemble on Monday night at the Rose Theater. Here, as a highlight of this summer’s Mostly Mozart Festival, was a top-notch contemporary-music ensemble, under the brilliant direction of the fast-rising French conductor Ludovic Morlot, in a program featuring three audaciously modern scores by three living composers. The hall was packed; the audience gave cheering ovations to each work.

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New on Jnana Records

Out or coming soon on Jnana Records:

Nurse With Wound: Second Pirate Session
‘Baalstorm, Sing Omega’

New Music Circle 2010-11 Season

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From St. Louis’s New Music Circle:

NEW MUSIC CIRCLE 2010 – 2011 SEASON PREVIEW:

The Golden Quartet – Wadada Leo Smith, Vijay Iyer, John Lindberg, Pheeroan AkLaff
LaDonna Smith and Davey Williams
The Bloom Project – Thollem McDonas & Rent Romus
Trio Kinsella – Brendan Kinsella, Ben Gitter, Jonathan Borja
New Music Circle Showcase – Ron Coulter. Lauri des Marais, BaBa Mike Nelson, Eric Hall plus one artist selected by you – see below!
Visual Music Improv – Zlatko Cosic, John Consiglio, Brad Decker
Tom Hamilton
Peter Henderson
Craig Hultgren
Laptop Orchestra Project organized by James Hegarty

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San Francisco Electronic Music Festival

The San Francisco Electronic Music Festival takes place September 9-11.

SFEMF Eleven consists of three evenings of stimulating performances by internationally recognized artists and musicians in the electronic music field. Artists include:

Ben Bracken
Caroliner Rainbow Shadow Walking Over Waves Somewhere
John M. Chowning
Alessandro Cortini with Don Buchla
Jacqueline Gordon
Joseph Hammer
Stephan Mathieu
MKM (Günter Müller, Jason Kahn, Nörbert Moslang)
Pod Blotz
Trimpin

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Fifth annual Umbrella Music Festival set for November 3-7

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From ALARM Press:

The acclaimed Umbrella Music Festival returns November 3-7 for its fifth annual celebration of jazz and improvised music from Chicago and beyond. The festival opens with a special evening of free concerts dubbed “European Jazz Meets Chicago,” co-presented by Umbrella Music, the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and 10 different European consulates and cultural organizations.

This year, this momentous collaboration now spans two nights, and will include even more free concerts at the Chicago Cultural Center on Thursday, November 4. The Umbrella Music Festival continues at the regular venues over the weekend.

Lineups and schedules will be available the last week of August, but dozens of performers already have been confirmed. Some of our favorites include Nicole Mitchell, Harrison Bankhead, Wadada Leo Smith, Tim Daisy, Mike Reed, Nick Broste, Charles Rumback, Keefe Jackson, Josh Berman, Josh Abrams, Jim Baker, Jason Stein, Jason Roebke, Devin Hoff, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, Dave Rempis, and Frank Rosaly.

Check out www.umbrellamusic.org for announcements and updates.
Umbrella Music Festival:
11/3/2010 @ Chicago Cultural Center
11/4/2010 @ Chicago Cultural Center
11/5/2010 @ Elastic Arts
11/6/2010 @ The Hideout
11/7/2010 @ The Hungry Brain

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Musique Machine Reviews

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From Musique Machine Reviews:

Marinos Koutsomichalis – Trevor Jones Studio Sessions Vol I
Jana Winderen – Energy Field
Ulv – Stille Storm
Vestigial Limb – Put to the Sword
White Dog/Gomeisa – Split
Obskuria – Burning Sea of Green
Ur/ Iron Molar – Split
Gog – Mist From The Random More
Sexterminator 69 – Violazione Di Sepolcro
Yasuaki Shimizu and David Cunningham – One Hundred
Oblive – Falsehoods
Griz+zlor – Nocturnal Beasts
Ecoute La Merde – Dedicated To The Living Dead Vol 1
Various Artists – Welcome to the Twisted Cabaret, Vol. 1(CD & DVD)
Mike Patton – Mondo Cane
John Zorn – Alhambra Love Songs

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