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April 4th, 2013

Artist Nick Cave Brings on the Dancing Horses at Grand Central Terminal

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Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall has hosted everything from historic exhibits to holiday markets to squash tournaments.  For the last week of March, the installation Heard NY filled the space with costumes and performance, combining the artistic, the festive, and …

April 2nd, 2013

Highlights from Justin Hayward’s Interview

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Last month, Peter interviewed guitarist and Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward on Linked Music Clips from the show are now available on our site.  Click here to hear him talk about:

The evolution of the album Days

April 1st, 2013

“In Context: Libby Larsen” Sets Lament, Murder, and Intrigue to Music

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Last Saturday, the Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) presented “In Context: Libby Larsen” at the Tenri Cultural Center.  The concert paired Larsen’s contemporary music with classic selections from other masters of the art song.  Throughout the night, pianists and singers …

March 29th, 2013

Juanli Carrion Reinvents Don Giovanni in Opus 2012

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This month, the Y Gallery on the Lower East Side hosts Juan Carrion‘s Opus 2012, a multimedia art exhibit mixing iconic music and politics.

In the video installation, four people stand in robes before podiums in the Mexican desert. …

March 23rd, 2013

Preview Christopher O’Riley’s Music Online

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This month’s guest, pianist Christopher O’Riley, has rearranged music from rock, folk, and beyond for classical piano–from Nirvana to Nick Drake, and Radiohead to the Cocteau Twins.  Visit his website to download his solo arrangement of “People Like …

March 21st, 2013

Christopher O’Riley and Matt Haimovitz on Shuffle.Play.Listen

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Acclaimed pianist Christopher O’Riley will be on Linked Music this weekend.  He recently teamed up with another Linked Music guest, cellist Matt Haimovitz, to create Shuffle.Play.Listen, a double album of classical and pop songs, which will be released on …

March 20th, 2013

From Contrast to Continuum: Electronic and Accordion Music at the Composer Concordance’s “Scratch vs. Squeeze”

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The Ides of March have been famous as the Roman New Year and the ominous Shakespearean line foretelling the assassination of Caesar.  Thanks to the Composers Concordance “Contrast – Scratch vs. Squeeze” concert, I will now forever associate March 15 …

March 18th, 2013

Dissident Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Enters the Music World

Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, widely known for his visual and other projects, is now entering the music world.  First, he released a reinterpretation of the international phenomenon “Gangnam Style” by Korean pop artist PSY.

He mimicked the dance style …

March 18th, 2013

Listen to the Playlist from Justin Hayward’s Interview

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The following songs were played and discussed during Peter Cummings’ recent interview with guitarist and singer Justin Hayward.  Listen in on Moody Blues hits and Hayward’s orchestral and rock influences.

“The Day Begins” from Days of Future Passed by …

March 14th, 2013

This Month’s Guest Christopher O’Riley’s Latest Endeavors

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This Month’s Linked Music guest Christopher O’Riley is busy on tour and behind the mic.  Among the pianist’s many endeavors, he is:

-Finishing up a residency at Louisiana State University with a farewell concert on Monday, March 18.
-Touring …