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Chicago Classical Review
January 29, 2018
Kaija Saariaho, David Lang, Philip Glass, Augusta Read Thomas, Samuel Adams, Michael Gordon, Vijay Iyer, John Harbison and Julia Wolfe were among the 32 who took up the challenge. Koh played 14 of their pieces without intermission on her Sunday afternoon concert and 17 on Sunday evening.
UChicago News
November 27, 2017
The connection between classical composition and a milestone is as old as the art itself. From coronations to religious ceremonies to royal celebrations, such commissions were once commonplace. But commemorating the world's first nuclear reaction? That was the unique opportunity facing Prof. AugustaÃÂ ...
Gramophone
March 20, 2017
American classical music this past quarter-century has been dominated by the minimalist aesthetic that came to the fore as a reaction against the modernist thinking which had previously held sway. Currently it represents a virtual lingua franca in terms of its influence on mainstream composers. OthersÃÂ ...
Broadway World
December 31, 1999
He has worked with many leading composers, premiering and recording works by Lee Hyla, Hans Thomalla, Gunter Schuller, Robert Dillon, Augusta Read Thomas, Bernard Rands, Mason Bates, Shulamit Ran, Sarah Ritch, Jennifer Higdon, Marc Mellitts and Nico Muhly. Pederzoli was born in France andÃÂ ...
Daily North Shore
December 31, 1999
The album features the world-premiere recording of Augusta Read Thomas's “Roses”, as well as works by other contemporary composers. Ms. Thomas's website says “…La Caccina “sings the unsingable,” choosing texts that reflect the clamor and vulnerability of our innermost thoughts. The… women of LaÃÂ ...
Broadway World
July 27, 2017
Rounding out the program is a Augusta Read Thomas's Silent Moon for violin and cello. The second major concert of the year, scheduled forÃÂ ...
Press Herald
July 21, 2017
Victoria Bond's “Dreams of Flying” (1994) and Augusta Read Thomas' “Helix Spirals” (2015) both use the string quartet in picturesque ways.
I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
July 18, 2017
The list of guest composers we've been able to work with one-on-one is staggering: Augusta Read Thomas, Hans Abrahamsen, Nico Muhly,ÃÂ ...
HuffPost
July 17, 2017
Augusta Read Thomas is one of the most accomplished composers of the American mid-career group. She has been prodigiously prolific forÃÂ ...
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
July 11, 2017
Augusta Read Thomas's Chi, a Spektral commission, is based not on the city's nickname but on the Chinese concept of life force. There wasÃÂ ...
The Register-Guard
July 9, 2017
... for the Arts awarded $15,000 to the Eugene Symphony for commission and residency for American composer Augusta Read Thomas.
Gramophone
March 20, 2017
American classical music this past quarter-century has been dominated by the minimalist aesthetic that came to the fore as a reaction againstÃÂ ...
Hyde Park Herald
March 22, 2017
Augusta Read Thomas, prominent composer and U. of C. Professor of Composition in Music will lead the center. The new center will be inside the Department of Music and be home to Contempo and Chicago Integrated Media Experimental Studio and visitingÃÂ ...
Mountain Xpress
March 22, 2017
The Third Coast Percussion show also includes music from Steve Reich and "more recent works by Glenn Kotche, Augusta Read Thomas, Danny Clay and Peter Martin," according to a release for the event. There's something almost magical about bringingÃÂ ...
Texas Classical Review (blog)
March 22, 2017
Composer Augusta Read Thomas, renowned for the combination of glittering lyricism and relentless energy in her music, joins the Dallas chamber ensemble Voices of Change Saturday for a concert devoted entirely to women composers of the 21st century.
UChicago News
March 22, 2017
The center will be led by renowned composer Augusta Read Thomas, University Professor of Composition in Music, who sees it serving as an interdisciplinary hub for new music at the University.
Gramophone
March 20, 2017
Only recently has this approach regained prominence, with Augusta Read Thomas being among its leading exponents. Born in Glen Cove, Long Island, in April 1964, Thomas studied at Yale University and later at the Royal Academy of Music in London andÃÂ ...
Patch.com
March 17, 2017
The ensemble performs three times a season at Princeton University. This program, titled "Looking Forward; Looking Back" will feature music by baroque composers Marco Uccellini and Antonio Vivaldi, as well as modern composers Augusta Read Thomas,ÃÂ ...
Yellow Springs News
March 9, 2017
3 in F Major, Op. 73, and feature a contemporary piece in the middle by Augusta Read Thomas. "Helix Spiral for string quartet," a 2015 piece by Thomas, celebrates the Meselson-Stahl DNA replication experiment.
WRTI
March 9, 2017
Join WRTI host Mark Pinto for a special edition of Classical New Releases! In honor of Women's History Month, it's music of female composers and performances by innovative female musicians on Saturday, March 11th right after the Met Opera.
Violinist.com (blog)
March 6, 2017
The Plain Dealer: "The soloist, in this case a seated concertmaster William Preucil, played the role of rhapsodist-in-charge, unfurling tender, honeyed lines above a fitful, sparkling and juggler-like ensemble.
KyForward.com
March 6, 2017
... Krzysztof Penderecki, Gunther Schuller, Joseph Schwantner, Jennifer Higdon, Frank Ticheli, Augusta Read Thomas, John Mackey, John Stevens, Steven Bryant, David Gillingham, Jonathan Newman, Roger Cichy and Percy Grainger's biographer John BirdÃÂ ...
Broadway World
March 3, 2017
... offers groundbreaking cross-disciplinary residencies, and has commissioned dozens of new works by composers including Glenn Kotche, David T. Little, Donnacha Dennehy, Timothy Andres, Chris Cerrone, TEd Hearne, and Augusta Read Thomas.
cleveland.com (blog)
March 3, 2017
... Colorado Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra associate conductor Brett Mitchell (seen here in March 2014) demonstrates once more the strength of his commitment to American music with a program of works by Bernstein, Copland, and Augusta Read ThomasÃÂ ...
Crain's Cleveland Business
March 1, 2017
Celebrate two quintessentially American composers at Cleveland Orchestra performances at Severance Hall featuring works by Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein.
Cleveland Scene Weekly
February 28, 2017
Music by American composers Leonard Bernstein, Augusta Read Thomas, and Aaron Copland will be featured on this week's Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall.
Daily Utah Chronicle
February 27, 2017
Thierry Fischer, the conductor and musical director of the Utah Symphony, backed the film's musical score with classical selections from Augusta Read Thomas, Ludwig van Beethoven and Claude Debussy. The Utah Symphony had been on a tour of theÃÂ ...
Broadway World
February 17, 2017
It features three world-premiere works commissioned by the Utah Symphony from American composers Nico Muhly, Andrew Norman, and Augusta Read Thomas. The orchestra continues to record for Reference Recordings in addition to embarking on aÃÂ ...
il Giornale
February 10, 2017
Noto soprattutto come interprete di musica contemporanea, Trevino ha lavorato a stretto contatto con molti compositori di oggi, come Augusta Read Thomas, Jennifer Higdon, Charles Wuorinen, Bernard Rands, Shulamit Ran, George Walker, David Felder eÃÂ ...
columbusunderground
February 8, 2017
2017 is special even by their standards with NYC's NOW Ensemble and string quartet Ethel, as well as Chicago composer Augusta Read Thomas. It's a must-see for any contemporary music lover in the greater Columbus area. NOW Ensemble is a who's whoÃÂ ...
Daily Northwestern
February 8, 2017
He said the group met with renowned composers like Augusta Read Thomas, who taught at NU during their time as students, and also learned from alumni in contemporary classical music ensembles that were further along in their careers.
The Chicago Maroon
February 6, 2017
It was governed by the grant we received from the Ditson Fund, and so Gusty [Augusta Read Thomas] and I decided that we would keep it to composed music as well as written and created sound installations.
Teatri Online
January 25, 2017
Grande appassionato e interprete di musica contemporanea, Trevino ha lavorato a stretto contatto con molti compositori di oggi, quali: Augusta Read Thomas, Jennifer Higdon, Charles Wuorinen, Bernard Rands, Shulamit Ran, George Walker, David Felder eÃÂ ...
Mountain Xpress (blog)
January 19, 2017
This performance will include classic works by John Cage, Steve Reich and Lou Harrison, as well as more recent works by Glenn Kotche, Augusta Read Thomas, Danny Clay and Peter Martin. Both Cage and Harrison were teachers at Black MountainÃÂ ...
Carleton College News
January 9, 2017
He has premiered numerous new pieces, many written for him, and has collaborated with such composers as Pauline Oliveros, Terry Riley, Augusta Read Thomas, Paul Dresher, Michael Gordon, Mary Ellen Childs, Julia Wolfe, Mark Anthony Turnage, AlvinÃÂ ...
WeAreGreenBay.com
January 7, 2017
Door County esteemed Peninsula Music Festival has set up its 65th season of events for 2017. Returning as music director and main conductor is Victor Yampolsky, entering his 32nd season. The main concert season is Aug. 1 to 19 in Door CommunityÃÂ ...
The Guardian
December 22, 2016
The composers offer quite a cross-section of today's scene, but the easy tunesmiths are outnumbered by edgier offerings from, among others, Stuart MacRae, Sally Beamish, Augusta Read Thomas and Poul Ruders. Stephen Hough's Mad Hatter piece hasÃÂ ...
Broadway World
December 1, 2016
1 and Dawn to Dust, which features three Utah Symphony commissioned works by Nico Muhly, Andrew Norman, and Augusta Read Thomas. With its many subscription, education, and outreach concerts and tours, the Utah Symphony is one of the mostÃÂ ...
Fairfield Sun
November 30, 2016
The group has shared the stage with such artists as Renee Fleming, Charles Strouse, Stephen Schwartz, Augusta Read Thomas, Sam Waterston, Christopher Plummer, Tom Chapin and Ivan Rutherford.
Terre Haute Tribune Star
October 19, 2016
The program also includes Augusta Read Thomas' "Love Songs," from the group's Grammy Award-winning album "Colors of Love.
Chicago Classical Review
October 10, 2016
The peripatetic Augusta Read Thomas, organizer and composer, along with co-curator Stephen Burns (artistic director of Fulcrum Point New Music Project) engaged the audience in an improvised musical tribute to festival manager Reba Cafarelli.
Medill Reports: Chicago
October 8, 2016
Chicago is a music festival mecca with everyone covered, from hip-hop heads (AAHH Fest) to jazz aficionados (Hyde Park Jazz Festival) to EDM junkies (Spring Awakening).
Chicagomag.com
October 5, 2016
The downside of the abundance of groups, though, is that they mostly do their own thing. The composer Augusta Read Thomas wanted to change that, so she organized a festival encompassing all Chicago's biggest new-music players, planned far enough inÃÂ ...
WGN Radio
October 5, 2016
... #ChicagoProud, The Daily Show's Hasan Minhaj discusses his career, the challenges of covering the election and his upcoming show at Thalia Hall and we learn about the Ear Taxi Festival from Grammy Award-winning composer Augusta Read Thomas.
WGN Radio
October 5, 2016
Grammy Award-winning composer Augusta Read Thomas joins Justin to talk about the Ear Taxi Festival, a first-of-its-kind, large-scale celebration of 21st century classical music written and performed by Chicago musicians.
WBAA
October 3, 2016
Spearheaded by Ditson Advisory Committee member and University of Chicago Professor Augusta Read Thomas, the Ear Taxi Festival - October 5-10, 2016 - is a celebration of Chicago's thriving contemporary music scene with concerts, lectures, marathons,ÃÂ ...
Korea Times
September 30, 2016
The program introduces pieces that are themed on Van Gogh's life and works, such as Bach/Stokowski's "Mein Jesu was fur Seelenweh," Ravel's "Tzigane," Augusta Read Thomas' "Murmurs in the Mist of Memory," Debussy's "Clair de Lune," Ponce/Heifetz'sÃÂ ...
WBAA
September 30, 2016
We'll hear from composer Augusta Read Thomas about the Ear Taxi Festival, as well as some of her music, and that of Mason Bates with the Chicago Symphony, plus Third Coast Percussion playing Steve Reich on this episode!
The Chicago Maroon
September 29, 2016
While walking through Millennium Park three years ago, Grammy Award-winning composer and University of Chicago professor Augusta Read Thomas had an idea. "I was thinking about the vibrant contemporary classical music scene here," she said.
The Daily Northwestern
September 29, 2016
When Augusta Read Thomas (Bienen '87) was in the early stages of developing a festival featuring new classical music, she kept repeating one specific aspect of her vision to her collaborators: "We're going all Chicago, all the way.
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