The Friday Informer: Composer Paparazzi

The Friday Informer: Composer Paparazzi

Most of the professional lenses might be trained on Brangelina’s baby this week, but if new music had a tabloid, we bet our Page Six would look something like this…

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Molly Sheridan

Most of the professional lenses might be trained on Brangelina’s baby this week, but if new music had a tabloid, we bet our Page Six would look something like this:



At left, composers Carolyn Yarnell and Ron Levy tie the knot in Newport Beach.
Photo by Dan Becker.

And above, composer Richard Carrick weds Nomi Levy. Photo by Jillian Nelson.


Anthony Braxton’s Composition No. 19 for 100 Tubas opens this year’s Bang on a Can Marathon (featuring 10+ hours of this crazy music), and the photographers swarm.
Photos by Lyn Liston.

  • More photos from the Bang on a Can fest here.

Norway natives Hurra Torpedo—the world’s leading kitchen appliance rock group—kick off their U.S. tour. Photo by L-P Lorentz.


Fast Food Music: Andrew Shapiro (far left) celebrates two years of performances at McDonald’s. Photo by Amy Pierce.

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