For Willie Colón, any style can be incorporated into salsa, and putting all these genres together is a way of making a statement that is as much sociopolitical as it is musical.

Much of the creative fuel for composer Martin Bresnick and pianist Lisa Moore derives from their relationship with each other.
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If it’s difficult to describe the music that Chris Thile has been making since before he reached puberty, then that’s just the way he likes it.
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Fred Ho’s mission is to create the music and fight the political battles that others cannot or will not pursue.
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Maria Schneider creates extremely beautiful music, but it’s full of beneath-the-surface complexities.
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Matmos (a.k.a. M. C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel) sits at an intersection where musique concrète, experimental improv, electronic, and pop sensibilities freely rub elbows. We asked for their recipe for making music. Read the interview…

Rhys Chatham has forged a unique musical path that is part punk rock, part contemporary classical music, yet somehow neither.

Despite having a career that has spanned five decades, two continents, and 15 symphonies, Gloria Coates remains a largely unknown quantity on these shores after years of success in Europe. It would seem, however, that the Atlantic tides are turning.

Christopher Rouse believes music should have a sense of urgency and that the listener needs to bring a certain urgency to the experience of hearing it, too.

June in Buffalo is one of the most important music festivals in the country dedicated entirely to contemporary music. Find out how the festival fosters young, free-thinking composers, not disciples.