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hcmf 2011—from Scratch (1)

Posted on December 22, 2011 by jennie

There are two and a half days left to listen to the current episode of Hear and Now, which includes one of the five pieces performed on the November 20th Basel Sinfonietta concert at the Huddersfield festival called from Scratch. … Continue reading →

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December events

Posted on December 12, 2011 by jennie

Many of the events I was planning to list for the month of December have come and gone, but here are two that are still available. Sounds and Words December 13, 7:30pm St Anne’s and St Agnes church Gresham Street, … Continue reading →

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hcmf 2011—CONSTRUCTION (2)

Posted on December 11, 2011 by jennie

The scale of Richard Barrett’s CONSTRUCTION is clearly immense, with 23 performers and well over two hours of music. What is in fact much more remarkable is the richness of content delivered, the frameworks of interaction represented, and the diversity … Continue reading →

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December radio broadcasts

Posted on December 5, 2011 by jennie

There are loads of interesting programs this month. To find out more about how to access them, take a look at the radio page. Also on that page, there’s a form for suggesting any programs that could be added to … Continue reading →

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Listening Gallery, Miami

Posted on December 2, 2011 by jennie

The Listening Gallery, a project masterminded by Gustavo Matamoros, opens tonight on Lincoln Road on Miami Beach, and will continue into the future. I was there for the soft opening at Sleepless Night for another installation by Frozen Music. The … Continue reading →

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hcmf 2011—CONSTRUCTION (1)

Posted on November 24, 2011 by jennie

An easy review of ELISION’s premiere of Richard Barrett’s CONSTRUCTION on Saturday might be one of superlatives and single-word descriptions. I would include a reference to the astounding energy, technical capacity, and musical intelligence of the members of the ELISION … Continue reading →

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hcmf day two—two live broadcasts

Posted on November 18, 2011 by jennie

With these two links, you can follow two events at the Huddersfield festival live, wherever you are, today (Saturday November 19th). If I were home in Boston I’d call it tomorrow, but I’m here in Huddersfield and couldn’t be happier … Continue reading →

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LyX

Posted on November 13, 2011 by jennie

I have a habit of trying out new software tools, so when I came across this post about a free program called LyX, that more or less flattens the learning curve for LaTeX, I took an interest. I was about … Continue reading →

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Grúndelweiser

Posted on November 11, 2011 by jennie

BBC Hear and Now’s radio broadcast of the Cut & Splice festival featuring the Wandelweiser collective and Grúpat is in two parts. The first will be available through UK midnight tomorrow, and the second will be broadcast tomorrow at 22:30 … Continue reading →

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Frozen Music: PLAZA

Posted on November 10, 2011 by jennie

Within the context of a Frozen Music installation, I learned once before that the listening experience doesn’t have much to do with individual sounds or moments. What is fascinating is how sounds and systems interact and what they bring out … Continue reading →

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