David T. Little
Variants for Mother Jones Performed by the Ensemble Courage, Dresden; Titus Engel, conductorWhat do you think?Although it might appear that the two works submitted here occupy different points on the...
View ArticleDavid T. Little: 'It's Not Just About the Art, It's About the Ideas'
“Art is pure, right? Celestial. To soil it with base, terrestrial politics feels improper, even rude, especially when one considers just how awful politics really is,” wrote composer David T. Little...
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Brooklyn Philharmonic's New Music Sampler, Oct. 12, 2011
This season’s New Sounds Live Concert Series gets underway when Mos Def, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, songstress Mellissa Hughes, and other special guests join members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic for a...
View ArticleNew Sounds Live at WFC, Mostly
Sample some of the new works premiered at our New Sounds Live concert series featuring the Brooklyn Phil and their new music director, Alan Pierson, along with the final concert of the American...
View ArticleVariations on a Theme of Protest: Where are the Great Political Pieces?
A new production of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, directed by Graham Vick, just opened at the Mariinsky Theater in Vladimir Putin's hometown of St. Petersburg, Russia. It shocked audiences by drawing...
View ArticleNew Sounds Live at WFC, Mostly
Sample some of the new works premiered at our New Sounds Live concert series featuring the Brooklyn Phil and their new music director, Alan Pierson, along with the final concert of the American...
View ArticleNew Sounds Listener Poll 2013 Results
The results are in, and thanks to all of the listeners who submitted their short-lists. Here's the rebuttal to last night’s program where we present what you, the listeners, have chosen as the best new...
View ArticlePercussion Plus
New Sounds takes a beating tonight with music from Mantra Percussion, a superhuman group committed to pounding out new works and expanding the percussion repertoire. Listen to “Science is Only a...
View ArticlePercussion Ensembles
Hear music for percussion ensemble on this New Sounds, including brand-new music by Chicago-based composer Mason Bates from his record, “Stereo Is King.” Written for Chicago Symphony Orchestra...
View ArticleNew Sounds Live at WFC, Mostly
Sample some of the new works premiered at our New Sounds Live concert series featuring the Brooklyn Phil (before the collapse) and their music director, Alan Pierson, along with the final concert of...
View ArticlePercussion Plus (Special Podcast)
New Sounds takes a beating with music from Mantra Percussion, a superhuman group committed to pounding out new works and expanding the percussion repertoire. Listen to “Science is Only a Sometime...
View ArticleNew Approaches to Shape Note Hymns
For this New Sounds, listen to music that is rooted in the shape-note singing tradition from the 19th century, with tunes and texts directly taken from Protestant hymnals, and other works originally...
View ArticleSoldier Songs
For this New Sounds, composer and founder of the new music group Newspeak, David T. Little, joins John Schaefer to present selections from his hour-long multimedia one-man opera, “Soldier Songs.” The...
View ArticlePercussion Plus
New Sounds takes a beating tonight with music from Mantra Percussion, a superhuman group committed to pounding out new works and expanding the percussion repertoire. Listen to “Science is Only a...
View ArticlePercussion Ensembles
Hear music for percussion ensemble on this New Sounds, including brand-new music by Chicago-based composer Mason Bates from his record, “Stereo Is King.” Written for Chicago Symphony Orchestra...
View ArticleNew Approaches to Shape Note Hymns
For this New Sounds, listen to music that is rooted in the shape-note singing tradition from the 19th century, with tunes and texts directly taken from Protestant hymnals, and other works originally...
View ArticleInterview: Beth Morrison on Prototype and Harnessing Creative Passion
Beth Morrison started out as an opera singer, but found her true voice in developing gutsy, large-scale productions with composers and artists interested in blurring the boundaries of their respective...
View Article#3831: With Third Coast Percussion
Members of Chicago-based quartet Third Coast Percussion, Robert Dillon and David Skidmore, present an exclusive preview of a rehearsal recording of major piece for percussion by Irish composer Donnacha...
View Article5 U.S. Opera Premieres Bringing American Subjects to the Stage
From the pyramids of ancient Egypt in Aida, to the imperial Chinese court in Turandot, the operatic repertoire is known for setting dramatic plots in far-flung locales. But a new crop of commissions...
View ArticleTilda Swinton, JFK the Opera, & Yeasayer Plays Live
In a career full of surprises, the actor Tilda Swinton has become an icon — but she’s never thought of what she does as acting. Also, we hear from the team behind a new opera about John F. Kennedy’s...
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