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Zorn@60, Honoring John Zorn Reviewed

English: John Zorn Français : John Zorn

From NYTimes.com:

Last year the seasoned conductor Gerard Schwarz made news for assembling the All-Star Orchestra, an ad hoc team of players gathered from elite ensembles across the United States to tape an educational television series. On Wednesday night, a comparably starry aggregation gathered on the stage of the Miller Theater at Columbia University — and on a four-foot platform erected in front of the stage, too. Present were members from New York’s current wave of hyper-versatile, independent new-music groups: the International Contemporary and Talea ensembles; the JACK, FLUX, Mivos and Momenta string quartets; and more.


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