Eric LyonPhoto by Paul Herman Reller

Last month, I shared my enthusiasm for Nick Didkovsky’s fusion of computer programming and composition. This month, I continue my explorations with the work of two other composer/programmers, …

Nick Didkovsky and Phil BurkPhoto courtesy of Nick Didkovsky

Part I: Nick Didkovsky and Hell Cafe
While most of us are happy enough to use computers to send email, surf the web, and write documents, …

Roberta LindseyPhoto by Olin Mills Photographers

Roberta Lindsey is Visiting Assistant Professor at Indiana University, Indianapolis. Epstein Award funds will be used by Dr. Lindsey to conduct research on the Aaron Copland Collection at …

Wynton Marsalis and Secretary General Kofi AnnanPhoto courtesy of the UN Photo Library

At a ceremony at United Nations (UN) headquarters on March 20, 2001, Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis was …

James SinclairPhoto by Wes Thomas

James Sinclair’s information-packed catalogue of the music of Charles Ives contains 728 entries covering all of the prolific composer’ s works. The book presents new information produced by recent …

Results of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation‘s seventy-seventh annual U.S. and Canadian competition were announced on April 12, 2001 by Foundation President Joel Conarroe. The year 2001 Fellowship winners include 183 artists, scholars, and …

James DePreistPhoto courtesy of the Oregon Symphony

The Oregon Symphony and its music director James DePreist are the recipients of a $1 million grant designated specifically for recording. The monies will be used to …

(This tribute was originally delivered by Mr. Schuller at the Memorial Service held for Mr. Lewis at Riverside Church in Manhattan on April 17, 2001)
It was on a winter evening in 1947, on a day …

I was going to organize this month’s SoundTracks around the subject of composers and conductors, but I got distracted (chalk it up to spring fever). Remember that silly game, a few years back, “Six Degrees …

Stephen HartkePhoto by Dan Adair

University of Southern California Professor Stephen Hartke wrote Tituli for The Hilliard Ensemble, who gave the first performance of the work in 1999 at the Klangspuren Festival in Schwaz, …