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Music Times came up a bit short in our prediction of the NCAA College Football Playoff. We attempt to make amends by picking the winners of this weekend's AFC and NFC Championship Games—New England versus Indianapolis and Seattle versus Green Bay—as well as the winner of the eventual Super Bowl XLIX...by looking at the best music to come out those respective cities during 2014. -
Long Beach Opera Presents ‘I Was Looking at the Ceiling and then I Saw the Sky’ by John Luther Adams and June Jordan
“I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky” is the title of a song-play by contemporary composer John Luther Adams and poet June Jordan. The Long Beach Opera will present the Southern California premiere of 'Ceiling/Sky' at the Ford Amphitheatre on August 23 -
VIDEO: Sir Mix-A-Lot Twerks Ludovic Morlot's Seattle Symphony Orchestra with 'Baby Got Back' Arrangement from Gabriel Profokiev
Ludovic Morlot's band has gone viral, ruffling the feathers of many a classical musician who argue that the cover was either a jocular time-piece or a salty gimmick. -
John Luther Adams Wins Pulitzer for Music for 'Become Ocean'
As journalists that may or may not have graduated from Columbia University, we get a little excited when it comes time to hand out the Pulitzers. As a music writer, we can never expect to win one, but at least we can nod knowingly when the committee gives the prize for the Pulitzer's music category. This year's Pulitzer music prize went to composer John Luther Adams for his piece "Become Ocean." The piece was original performed by the Seattle Symphony, and premiered in June of 2013. -
From John Luther Adams to Mason Bates, Today's Composers "Do" the Environment
Interesting report from our friends over at San Francisco Classical Voice--and good timing, following hard on the heels of Classicalite's own missive about Paul Walde and orchestra protesting at a new ski resort from atop a glacier...
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