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An Experimental Music Ensemble Won't Just Fade Away
NEW YORK — When John Cage and Morton Feldman, experimental composers of contrasting styles but compatible temperaments, met in the Carnegie Hall lobby on Jan. 26, 1950, it began a lasting association. Their chance encounter came full circle in 2001, when vocalist and composer Joan La Barbara initiated “When Morty Met John,” a three-year cycle of Carnegie Hall concerts devoted to Cage, Feldman and their colleagues of the New York School, including Earle Brown and Christian Wolff.
The pleasures and perils of reviving a Robert Ashley Opera
NEW YORK — For opera singers, playing a part originally created by another artist is as common as breathing.
The pleasures and perils of reviving a Robert Ashley opera
When you can see and hear a role’s originator at work, presumably with the composer’s blessing, how free are you to make that role your own?
