John Cage redefined music by embracing silence, chance, and Zen philosophy. 🎶
His work in an ancient German church shows how space and listening can become part of the composition.
#Brewminate #MusicHistory #ModernMusic
https://brewminate.com/john-cage-zen-new-notes-and-an-organ-in-an-ancient-german-church/
My parents have been holding on to an old set of piano books, originally purchased by my great-grandfather. The second volume is modern music, and includes composers such as Brahms and Tchaikovsky 😂
Announcing the “Vanguard of Opera’s Future”
It’s official —
I’m honored to have been selected as one of the international cohorts under Performing Arts Laboratory’s Opera Camp™ Composition & Libretto Program, helping to create a new one-act opera!
I am one of “six international creators selected for the highly competitive inaugural 2025-2026 cohort of the Opera Camp™ Composition & Libretto Program. Chosen from a staggering 425 applications spanning 68 countries (after more than 96k people reached globally), these composers and librettists represent the pinnacle of global talent, tasked with a singular mission: to co-create the future of opera.”
The two Opera Masters from this selection process will create their new one-act opera, which will be premiered in its entirety in Bloomington, IN, and I will join with four other co-creators to collectively create a second one-act opera that will possibly get workshopped at the same Bloomington Opera Camp. Both one-act operas will join the CommunityOperaScores™ catalog, making them available for rental by opera companies and performing arts institutions worldwide, ensuring these organizations can serve their communities by offering high-level artistic practices available for everyone.
Of the selection criteria, Maestro Diego Barbosa-Vásquez, Creator and Artistic Director of the Opera Camp™, said:
“We weren’t just looking for exceptional artists; we were seeking pioneers with the unique vision and collaborative spirit to build a new, community-centric model for the Opera and the Performing Arts. This cohort embodies that transformative potential.”
More from the official website:
You Can Be Part of Opera History
The creation of these new works is not confined to the co-creators. The Bloomington Opera Camp™, a revolutionary multi-generational and multi-level program, will bring these operas to life on stage. Artists, singers, instrumentalists, and arts enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels (7-70+) are invited to register now to be part of this historic premiere. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate directly on the birth of a new opera and perform in its world debut.
Join the Bloomington Opera Camp™ here:
Following the Bloomington, IN premiere of the one-act opera by the two Opera Masters, the orchestral overtures from these works will enjoy a global stage through co-premieres by an international network of allied orchestras from 2026 to 2028.
I can’t reveal anything else specific right now, but I am truly honored and excited to have been chosen to be a part of this ambitious, unique, and progressive endeavor with other talented and authentic creators from around the world!
For press inquiries, please contact Sebastián Fonseca, Press Officer.
Now re-watching while it rains outside:
«Visitors»
by Godfrey Reggio, Philip Glass, and Jon Kane (2013); music by Philip Glass
Glad I've a #Bluray player at home because these films are not readily available on streaming services
#Visitors #Reggio #Glass #PhilipGlass #ModernMusic #Music #Movie #Film
One U-bahn stop away there's a Cash Converter type of shop that sells second hand TVs, Playstations, DVDs and the rest, but this week they happened to have a load of 20th Century composition on vinyl going for a euro a disc: German, Austrian, Czechoslovakian, Finnish and American and apparently hardly played. One is even still it its shrink wrap.
A nice little haul.
#vinyl #20thCenturyComposition #modernmusic
Fusion is a landmark work in my catalogue, a five-movement composition spanning approximately 23 minutes. Written for percussion ensemble, the piece reflects my long-standing interest in bridging music traditions. #percussion #westafrica #modernmusic
Musical Interlude: I struggled to find something good for tonight; I had a few ideas, but today's listening was mostly Renaissance-era stuff from Spain, so a bit esoteric. Then I stumbled on this.
For something refreshingly different...here's a full (if brief) concert of music played on a rare instrument, the glass armonica, played by Thomas Bloch at the Malta International Arts Festival last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=295lAVBzl-Q
#MusicalInterlude #FullConcert #ThomasBloch #GlassArmonica #ModernMusic #ClassicalMusic
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