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Newsbits: Braxton / Sharp / Shipp / Harrison / Ethel

Elliott Sharp / Michiel Braam - play Theloniou...
Elliott Sharp / Michiel Braam – play Thelonious Monk (Photo credit: volume12)

Anthony Braxton‘s Diamond Curtain Wall Quartet will play at New York’s Kennedy Center on December 15th.

On Tuesday, March 13, James Ilgenfritz’ The Ticket That Exploded (2011) and Elliott Sharp‘s Quadrature (2005) will be performed at Hunter College, Lang Recital Hall, 424 Hunter North, E 69th st (between Park and Lexington avenues, Kaye Playhouse entrance). Free and open to the public!

The Hartford Courant has an article on Matthew Shipp.

Variety profiles Lou Harrison.

The Edmondton Journal previews a Scott Amendola show.

Innova Recordings will release Heavy, by progressive string quartet Ethel, on 4/24/2012. Featuring music composed by Don Byron, John Halle, Julia Wolfe, John King, Raz Mesinai, David Lang, Kenji Bunch, and Marcelo Zarvos.


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