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Is Steve Reich the greatest American composer?

4068 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaMany music fans think Reich is unsurpassed. Here are five reasons why.1, His music balances brain and spirit: meticulously assembled, it unfolds spaciously, sensuously. more info

Review: Steve Reich's 'Radio Rewrite,' his homage to Radiohead, has its U.S. premiere at Stanford's Bing Hall

4068 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaThe Saturday program, performed by the new-music ensemble Alarm Will Sound, also featured Reich works dating back to the 1970s. And at the close of the concert, Reich received an award from Nina Perlove, executive director of the American Classical M... more info

Steve Reich Rewrites Radiohead

4073 days ago
TopixThe significance of Radio Rewrite cannot be overstated. The greatest living composer structured the piece on the music of the greatest living rock band, and the greatest active new-music ensemble will perform it for only the third time ever at the Sh... more info

Reich, Radiohead and the Pop-Classical Rift: Steve Reich's Radio Rewrite

4074 days ago
DrownedInSoundSo did everybody watch that three-part Beeb documentary series The Sound and the Fury that aired throughout February? It took a succinct and uncomplicated look at twentieth-century classical music, calling upon New Yorker critic Alex Ross’s bestsel... more info

Thom Yorke debuts unreleased solo material, Radiohead track in BBC Radio 1 mix

4076 days ago
Consequence of SoundTwo-hour mix also features music from DOOM, Aphex Twin, and Steve Reich. more info

Listen to Steve Reich’s new composition, inspired by Radiohead

4077 days ago
Consequence of SoundThere...are...two songs in Steve Riech's head. more info

Track Exclusive - The Sonic Aesthetic, 'Mendicant Adventures'

4108 days ago
NME - RadarThe Sonic Aesthetic is Mark Barrott, an electronic composer based in Ibiza by way of Sheffield, Uruguay and Berlin. The Human League, Cabaret Voltaire and Steve Reich are some of Barrott's influences, as is the concept of decluttering: moving aw... more info

Sleek, spirited 'Music for 18 Musicians'

4114 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.

4115 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'

4115 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

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