Tag: Contemporary art
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ICE does Saariaho chamber works proud
A recent ICE Chicago concert is reviewed: Chicago has yet to hear any of Kaija Saariaho’s large-scale works, which is a great pity. At least attention is being paid to the instrumental output of this gifted and prolific Finnish composer, a world-class original who just completed the first of two residencies she will undertake this…
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Concerts that will keep audiences humming
Not sure if you really want to hum this stuff, but OrlandoSentinel.com has a list of upcoming Chicago classical shows of note, including a few left of center. Music in the Loft. This is a good time to sample this high-quality chamber music series, presented in an intimate West Loop setting. The 17th season includes…
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City Sonics Festival in Belgium
Starting June 26 and alasting a month, the City Sonics festival takes place in the Belgian city of Mons and features a ton of sound installments and performances. For its seventh edition, City Sonics invades the city center of Mons with over thirty installations and environments. Once more, the festival questions sound and matter and…
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Xenakis in concert — no, really, XENAKIS…IN…CONCERT
Image via Wikipedia From Chicago’s Gapers Block: It’s worth repeating, in case you’re thinking that you read that wrong: this Thursday, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) will present five short pieces by legendary composer Iannis Xenakis, as performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), an up-and-coming group dedicated to performing modern and classic works…
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RIP Max Neuhaus
Image via Wikipedia From the Houston Chronicle: Max Neuhaus, a percussionist with Houston ties who pioneered a field of contemporary art known as sound installation, died Tuesday of cancer at his home in Marina di Maratea, Italy. He was 69. Josef Helfenstein, director of the Menil Collection, described Neuhaus as a sculptor who worked with…
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