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Sleek, spirited 'Music for 18 Musicians'

4349 days ago
TopixFrom where I sit, every chance to hear a live performance of "Music for 18 Musicians" - Steve Reich 's transformative minimalist masterpiece from 1976 - is an opportunity to be seized upon and savored. more info

Artistic Director Jenny Bilfield leaves Stanford Live for post in Washington, D.C.

4350 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaJenny Bilfield was part of the core team that supervised the planning and construction of $112 million Bing Concert Hall, which opened Jan. 11, and the inaugural Bing season bears her mark, with premieres coming from Laurie Anderson, the Kronos Quart... more info

Review: San Francisco Contemporary Music Players tackle Reich's 'Music for 18 Musicians'

4350 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaRarely performed, Steve Reich's 'Music for 18 Musicians' (1976) is practically a multi-media experience. I found myself nodding in agreement with Steven Schick, the Contemporary Music Players' artistic director, who called it 'one of the great pieces... more info

Dutch Uncles - Out of Touch in the Wild (album stream)

4354 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Dutch Uncles are an indie rock band from Marple, England. They are known for their use of atypical time signatures within a pop context. Their influences includes several bands such as The Smiths, King Crimson, Steve Reich, XTC and Talking Heads. R... more info

A guide to Philip Glass's music

4407 days ago
Guardian MusicSome of his later music makes my toes curl, but there's no denying the huge importance of Glass's compositions with their unique combination of experimentalism and listener-friendlinessI'm trying, I really am. But I can't hear anything in Philip Glas... more info

A guide to Morton Feldman's music

4428 days ago
Guardian MusicDon't be daunted by his five-hour-long string quartet – Feldman offers a truly intimate encounter with the substance of soundSomething strange starts to happen when you listen to American composer Morton Feldman's long, long – and I mean long –... more info

A guide to Steve Reich's music

4449 days ago
Guardian MusicWithout Steve Reich's rhythms, pulses and phasing, contemporary culture would be a much poorer placeIt's rare that one says this about a contemporary composer, but it's become too easy to take Steve Reich for granted. Of course, that's a sign of just... more info

Readers' reviews: Dan Deacon, Jean Michel Jarre

4449 days ago
Guardian MusicSome of the best album reviews submitted by readers over the past few daysIt's possible for Guardian readers to review pretty much any album ever released. Here's how:• Type the name of who you're looking for in the "Find any artist" search box her... more info

Aphex Twin – review

4460 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, LondonA remote-controlled baby grand piano, suspended like the fob watch of some giant hypnotist, swings in the gloom. Richard D James, crouched under a bank of digital equipment, performs unseen midi manipulations, and the piano-pendulum r... more info

Mika: The Origin of Love – review

4467 days ago
Guardian Music(Casablanca)The PR bumph that comes with Mika's third album breezily suggests it was inspired by Laurel Canyon's dreamy soft rock and Steve Reich's proto-minimalism. If you squint you can just about see it: the sweet strumminess of Lola does have the... more info

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