Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of two classical works by eminent banjoistBéla Fleck,The ImpostorandNight Flight Over Water, to its catalog. Upon signing, Fleck’s existing and future classical compositions will now be represented by Boosey & Hawkes.SaysZizi Mueller, President, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.: "It is an honor to welcome Béla Fleck into the Boosey & Hawkes family. As an artist who knows no bounds, he a..
György Ligeti 90Africa, ars subtilior, Nancarrow and fractals: these are far more than mere influences and are in fact affinities which have been inherent in my music since I began developing complex musical structures in the middle of the 1950s. This was György Ligeti’s reflection of his work when questioned about his compositional development. Ligeti, who died in 2006, would have celebrated his 90th birthday this year.The four sources of inspiration Liget..
This July and August the eyes of the world will be on Great Britain as London hosts the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In addition to the sporting events, there is the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad - the largest cultural celebration in the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Movements. The culmination of this is the London 2012 Festival where music is an integral part. Music Sales has been working closely with some of the major partners in the Festival ..
클래식 음악의 세계적인 음악마켓 포럼인 2013 클래시컬 넥스트(Classical:NEXT)에 작곡가 임준희(한국예술종합학교 교수)의 음반 댄싱산조 (Dancing Sanjo, 2011년 Sony Music 발매)가 선정되어 그 중 <댄싱산조>,<혼불>,<아리랑 산조 (신작 초연)>가 오는 5월 31일 비엔나 포기&베스 홀에서 열리는 Live Showcases 에서 공연된다.Classical:NEXT는 유네스코에서 인정한 세계 최대의 월드뮤직 국제 마켓인 워멕스(Womex, The World Music)에서 독립되어 나와서 2012년 봄 독일 뮌헨에서 클..
Dutch composer Michel van der Aa has won the 2013 GrawemeyerAward for Music Composition for his multimedia work Up-close,which offers a unique blend of cello concerto with film. TheGrawemeyer Award, granted annually by the University of Louisville,is the world’s most prestigious composition prize, worth $100,000(£63,000; EUR78,000). Van der Aa’s Up-close, premiered in 2011,was selected from a wide international field of entries, and theGrawemeyer’s ..
