#Brad Lubman

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SWR Symphonieorchester 2022/23 - Turangalîla-Symphonie

Foto ©swrclassic.de Per il sesto concerto in abbonamento della stagione alla Liederhalle, la SWR Symphonieorchester ha affrontato un indiscusso capolavoro della musica del dopoguerra: la Turangalîla-Symphonie di Olivier Messian, (more…) “”

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Detlev Glanert (b.1960) - Violinkonzert Nr. 2, „An die Unsterbliche Geliebte“ (2019)

Midori, violin NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Brad Lubman, conductor

World Première, 10 December 2021, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

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"Penelope: The Lotus Eaters" by Sarah Kirkland Snider, Shara Worden, Signal, Brad Lubman

Penelope: The Lotus Eaters By Sarah Kirkland Snider, Shara Worden, Signal, Brad Lubman From the album Penelope Added to Favorite Classical Works/Movements playlist by Sam Melnick on February 5, 2018 at 11:43AM Listen on Spotify

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Signal Plays Staud at Miller (Concert Review)

Signal Plays Staud at Miller (Concert Review)

Photos: Karli Cadel   Ensemble Signal Plays Johannes Maria Staud Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre April 8, 2017 Sequenza 21 By Christian Carey   NEW YORK – Austrian composer Johannes Maria Staud was given a prominent residency with the Cleveland Orchestra back in 2008-’10. Apart from this, he has not gained nearly as much notoriety in the United States as he deserves. His is one of the most…

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Ensemble Signal Performs Steve Reich in Berkeley

The time between NAMM and this past weekend’s performances has been quite busy for music, not only performing but also attending a variety of concerts. Today we look back at a concert featuring the work of Steve Reich by Ensemble Signal at Hertz Hall in Berkeley, California.

[Ensemble Signal performs music by Steve Reich on Sunday, January 29, 2017 in Hertz Hall. Photo by EMPAC Rensselaer, courtesy of Cal Performances.]

We also had the opportunity to hear a full concert of Steve Reich’s music last year by the SF Symphony – the composer has been receiving a great deal of attention since his 80th birthday. Two of the pieces from that concert were on this program as well, including Clapping Music and Double Sextet.

Clapping Music opened the evening, with the composer himself joining Ensemble Signal conductor Brad Lubman. Similar to last year, I consider it quite a treat to here Steve Reich performing this piece. Double Sextet closed the concert. It is a large and complex work, with the two quartets performing similar but non-identical parts that come in and out of phase rhythmically and harmonically.

Vibraphones feature prominently in Reich’s music and in this concert in particular, including the second piece Quartet for two pianos and two vibraphones. Interestingly, the use of two pianos featured prominently this concert as well. The piece has many of the characteristic elements of interlocking harmonies and repeating patterns, but there were more sudden changes and gaps in this piece (composed in 2013) than in some of his earlier works, where the changes only occurred gradually.

However, the two pieces immediately before and after the intermission were what made this concert unique. First, there was the U.S. premiere of Runner a piece for large ensemble co-commissioned by Cal Performances (who hosted the concert). It featured winds, percussion, piano and strings in a series of rhythmic patterns over five movements, played without pauses. It forms a rhythmic palindrome of sorts, with even sixteenths followed by irregularly accented eighths, and then a standard bell pattern from Ghana before returning backwards to the eighth-note patterns and finally the even sixteenths. It’s a long and complex piece, and was undoubtedly an endurance test for the musicians, but Reich’s music in the hands of the right performers can sound effortless.

Radio Rewrite had perhaps the most interesting backstory of any piece in the concert. It was composed by Reich in 2013 after hearing Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead (who had made backing tracks for Reich’s Electric Counterpoint). The piece, also in five moments, draws upon two Radiohead songs “Everything it its Right Place” and “Jigsaw Falling Into Place.” It’s not a set of variations or quotations in the traditional sense, although bits of the original songs to make their way into the melodic and harmonic material. And the instrumentation is quite unlike a standard rock band, save for the inclusion of electric bass. Musically, this was probably the most distant from the idioms of Clapping Music, but a powerful contrast to the other pieces on the program. It was lush, intense, and once again quite an endurance test at 17 minutes.

Overall, this was a great concert in a gem of a concert hall, and it’s always great to see composers like Steve Reich on hand. We will continue to follow his music and hope to see new works.

Ensemble Signal Performs Steve Reich in Berkeley was originally published on CatSynth

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Benhard Gander - “Oozing Earth” for voice extreme, metal drummer and ensemble (2019)

Attila Csihar (Voice), Flo Mounier (Drums), Ensemble Modern, Brad Lubman (Conductor)

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Isaac Mizrahi, Nico Muhly and John Heginbotham premiere "Third Bird" at Works & Process at the Guggenheim, June 3-5

Isaac Mizrahi, Nico Muhly and John Heginbotham premiere “Third Bird” at Works & Process at the Guggenheim, June 3-5

Works & Process LaunchPAD “Process as Destination” residency at The Church in Sag Harbor Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, is proud to present the world premiere of Third Bird, with a libretto and direction by Isaac Mizrahi, music by composer Nico Muhly (played by Ensemble Signal and conducted by Brad Lubman), choreography by John Heginbotham, and lighting by Brandon…

[tsainami]

12, 16, 19, 45, 90 & 100 for spotify wrap up blease

aye aye xir! :danbee:

— 12: middle of the night by emily duhé — 16: void theme by daniel licht — 19: oh my god by sevdaliza — 45: open hands by sarah kirkland snider, shara worden, signal & brad lubman — 90: to be mine by maruv — 100: g.o.a.t. by polyphia

[jgthirlwell]

08.05 17 Bang On A Can held their annual MASS MoCA Marathon (aka Banglewood) in the performance hall of the magnificent museum. Louis Andriessen was present for the performance of two of his pieces, as were the core BOAC composers David Lang. Julia Wolfe and Michael Gordon, whose piece Dry was stunning. Along with a world premiere from Jeffrey Brooks, pieces were also performed by Fjola Evans, Lois V Vierk, Nicole Lizee, Judd Greenstein and Mary Jane Leach, and the six hour concert concluded with an ecstatic rendering of Steve Reich’s Tehillim, conducted by Brad Lubman.

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Classical Music in NYC This Week

Classical Music in NYC This Week

Photo

Daniil Trifonov at Carnegie Hall in December 2016. See listing below. Credit Julieta Cervantes for The New York Times

Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera.

ENSEMBLE SIGNALat Zankel Hall (Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m.). This new-music group from Brad Lubman have made a real specialty out of Steve Reich’s music over the past few seasons, and…

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Was passiert, wenn Heavy Metal auf das Ensemble Modern trifft? Eine akustische Apokalypse! „Oozing Earth“ von Bernhard Gander Mit Flo Mounier (Drums), Attila Csihar (Stimme) Brad Lubman (Dirigat) in der Batschkapp, Ffm. https://www.kunoweb.de/musik-und-klang/ @ensemblemodern @MounierFlo @attilalien @bradlubman @BatschkappFfm

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SWR broadcast

Sandwriting II (premiere) for symphony orchestra   5 April, 21.03, SWR2 Abendkonzert: web player   Live recording at the ECLAT Festival Stuttgart, 2019 SWR Symphonieorchester Brad Lubman, cond.

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Two Recordings by David Felder (CD Review)

Two Recordings by David Felder (CD Review)

David Felder

Jeu de Tarot

Irvine Arditti, violin; Ensemble Signal, Brad Lubman, conductor; Arditti Quartet

Coviello CD COV91913

David Felder

Les Quatre Temps Cardinaux

Laura Aikin, soprano; Ethan Hesrchenfeld, bass;

Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose, conductor

BMOPsound CD 1069

David Felder has taught for a number of years at SUNY Buffalo, running the June in…

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Frank Zorn and John Zappa

Op 9/11/2018 ben ik naar de Bozar geweest om een concert van Zorn en Zappa te volgen. Dat concert werd gespeeld door de Brussels Philarmonic en gedirigeerd door Brad Lubman.

Het was geen klassiek concert, maar een experiment waarbij een mengeling van klassieke muziek en modernere muziek goed tot zijn recht kwam. Ikzelf vond het een fijne ervaring, maar de muziek was niet echt mijn ding. Maar ik vond de prestatie van de muzikanten wel impressionant. Zij speelden een uur lang aan een hoog tempo nummers van Zorn en Zappa, die in Amerika bekend zijn voor hun rock en jazz muziek.

En in het concert hebben ze een voor mij onbekend instrument bespeeld. De theremin. Dat instrument wordt niet aangeraakt, maar met de handen worden onzichtbare golven tussen 2 antennes bespeeld. Dat geeft een vreemd geluid, dat samen met de andere instrumenten wel mooi klonk.

Ik vond het concert wel iets hebben, maar die muziek was niet echt mijn ding.

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tracklist:

Jim Henson: Tick tock sick ('60) (Comp. Jim Henson) - Beat jazz - pictures from the gone world - Pesky Serpent Records 1001 - [0:01:50]

Henry Hall: The Teddy Bears' picnic (Comp. John Walter Bratton; Jimmy Kennedy) - Vintage Children's Favourites - ASV AJA 5274 - [0:02:55]

Robert Groslot: Rain-Death Variations (Comp. George Crumb) - George Crumb - Makrokosmos Vol 1 & 2 - Vanguard Classics 08 9103 71 - [0:01:50]

Joshua Pierce: A Valentine out of Season I. (1944) (Comp. John Cage) - Works For Piano & Prepared Piano: Vol. IV - Wergo 286159 - [0:01:25]

Alexei Lubimov: Prelude For Meditation (Comp. John Cage) - John Cage: As It Is -ECM 2268 - [0:01:26]

Steffen Schleiermacher: Totem Ancestor (1942) (Comp. John Cage) - Complete Piano Music Vol. 1 - MDG 61307812 - [0:02:20]

Kronos Quartet: Totem Ancestor (Comp. John Cage) - Early Music (Lachrymæ Antiquæ) - Nonesuch 7559-79457-2 - [0:02:09]

B'Rock, Rodolfo Richter: String Quartet In Four Parts, Quietly Flowing Along (1950) (Comp. John Cage) - 8 Seasons - EtCetera Records KTC 1429 - [0:03:59]

B'Rock, Rodolfo Richter: String Quartet In Four Parts, Quodlibet (1950) (Comp. John Cage) - 8 Seasons - EtCetera Records KTC 1429 - [0:01:36]

Dominique Visse, Céline Frisch, Café Zimmermann: Ich bin solang nicht bei dir gewest (uit Bachs Quodlibet) (Comp. Trad.) - Goldberg Variations - Alpha 14 - [0:04:54]

Hans Olav Gorset - Anon Egeland: Rabel Giga (Comp. Trad.) - For Citizens & Peasants - Popular Tunes from the 18th Century Music Books - Norsk Kulturrads Klassikerserie NKFCD 50025-2 - [0:01:04]

Uri Caine: Variation 30: Quodlibet (Silbermann & Gamba) (Comp. Johann Sebastian Bach; Uri Caine) - The Goldberg Variations - Winter & Winter 910 054-2 - [0:00:51]

Uri Caine: Variation 30: Quodlibet / The Drinking Party (Comp. Johann Sebastian Bach; Uri Caine) - The Goldberg Variations - Winter & Winter 910 054-2 - [0:01:43]

Camerata Pacifica: Songs America Loves to Sing: VIII. We Shall Overcome; I. Amazing Grace; VII. Poor Butterfly; IV. Aura Lee; X. Anniversary Song (Comp. John Harbison) - John Harbison: String Trio - Four Songs of Solitude - Songs America Loves to Sing - Harmonia Mundi Usa 907619 - [0:12:55]

Partch: Even Wild Horses - Dance Music for an Absent Drama: I. Act 1 - Scene 1 - A Decent and Honorable Mistake; III. Act I - Scene 3 - Happy Birthday to You!; VI. Act II - Scene 3 - "Land of Darkness and of Whirlwinds"; VIII. Act III - Scene 2 - "Let Us Contemplate Undazed the Endless Reaches of My Innocence" (Comp. Harry Partch) - Harry Partch: Plectra and Percussion Dances - Bridge Records 9432 - [0:12:17]

Shara Worden, Brad Lubman & Signal: Penelope: No. 8. Home; No. 9. Dead Friend (Comp. Sarah Kirkland Snider; Ellen McLaughlin) - Snider: Penelope - New Amsterdam Records NWAM023 - [0:09:11]

Holger Czukay; Rolf Dammers: Boat-Woman-Song (Comp. Holger Czukay; Rolf Dammers) - Canaxis - Music Factory GmbH SRS 002 - [0:17:40]

Capella Antiqua München; Konrad Ruhland: Offertorium uit het Requiem (Comp. Pierre De La Rue) - Requiem und Totenklagen um 1500-1550 - Telefunken Das Alte Werk SAWT 9471-A - [0:04:55]

Yannis Kyriakides & Andy Moor: Wasting Away (Comp. Yannis Kyriakides; Andy Moor) - A Life Is a Billion Heartbeats - Unsounds 47U - [0:05:16]

Punch Brothers: Familiarity (Comp. Punch Brothers) - The Phosphorescent Blues - Nonesuch 546377 - [0:10:23]

Fifth House Ensemble: Perpetual Spark (2011) (Comp. Alex Shapiro) - Excelsior - Cedille Records CDR 90000 148 - [0:07:01]

B'Rock, Rodolfo Richter: String Quartet In Four Parts, Slowly Rocking (1950) (Comp. John Cage) - 8 Seasons - EtCetera Records KTC 1429 - [0:04:21]

B'Rock, Rodolfo Richter: String Quartet In Four Parts, Nearly Stationary (1950) (Comp. John Cage) - 8 Seasons - EtCetera Records KTC 1429 - [0:05:59]

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14/06/2018 increíble hora intensa de continuous music #sonar18 @sonarfestival TERRY RILEY « IN C » OrQuestra simfònica de Barcelona I Nacional de Catalunya #OBC + BRAD LUBMAN #sonarfestival #bradlubman #lauditori #classicalmusic #musiqueclassique #musicaclasica #musica #music #paquitobzh #terryriley (à L'Auditori de Barcelona)