New Music

Tysen Dauer - February 26, 2018

Music, drama, and insightful text transform a taboo topic into art.

Jim Farber - February 20, 2018

The composer joins forces with students and faculty from CalArts.

Richard S. Ginell - February 15, 2018

The technology has been updated, but the music is faithful to the original recording.

Lisa Hirsch - February 13, 2018

Choreographer KT Nelson and composer Joby Talbot collaborate in a transcendent work inspired by the Compostela pilgrimage route.

Rebecca Wishnia - February 13, 2018

A thought-provoking concert at Mills College presents startling ways of making sounds and music.

Lou Fancher - February 5, 2018

The revival of a classic Fontana sonic sculpture coincides with an opportunity to hear the artist speak about his work.

Jeff Kaliss - February 1, 2018

Counting Sheep melds Ukrainian folk traditions, liturgical music, revolutionary songs, and street theater into a multimedia “Guerilla Folk Opera.”

Jim Farber - January 30, 2018

The young ensemble is breaking new ground musically and culturally in Los Angeles.

Jeff Kaliss - January 22, 2018

In Ned Rothenberg’s Beyond C, the Paul Dresher Ensemble revisits Terry Riley’s iconic In C.

Rebecca Wishnia - January 22, 2018

Fine performances fail to lift the music above the pleasantly familiar.