February 2012
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Upcoming events
Looks like there are still tickets available to this year’s MusicNOW Festival (March 28 - 30, Memorial Hall, Cincinnati, OH). Click links to purchase tickets. Here’s the lineup so far according to the festival website:
Wednesday, March 28th (free)
FREE organ concert with James McVinnie at Christ Church Cathedral. McVinnie, from Westminster Abbey will be performing new pieces from...
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Richard Reed Parry, Son Lux and yMusic: Live from... →
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I was going to write something about last night’s Ecstatic Music Festival performance, but no need: the audio from the live webcast is now up on the Q2 Music website for everyone’s enjoyment.
I’m listening again to the opening performance of “Beautiful Mechanical” — so good!
This is beautiful; thanks for sharing. :) Around 45 minutes into the program, Richard Reed Parry has...
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Perfect Pitch: The National Discuss The Long Count... →
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Da questa sera, a Londra, ‘The Long Count’. Intervista ad Aaron Dessner (@LauraSnapes):
An in-depth interview with Aaron discussing “The Long Count” and the twins’ collaborations -
“I think we have this instinctive feeling that if we hit a wall at some point, that the other will be able to break through it. We have different tendencies: he’s...
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January 2012
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In Depth: DiS meets Bryce Dessner of The Long... →
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Ahead of this week’s UK premier of The Long Count, Bryce talks to Drowned in Sound about The Long Count, The National and curating ATP.
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Kronos Quartet Touring Season →
Some of the programs include Bryce’s “Aheym” or “Tenebre” which were both commissioned by Kronos. Check details for respective venues for more info.
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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Music Festival →
May 3 - 5, 2012
“This May, twin brothers Bryce and Aaron Dessner of Brooklyn’s own The National take over BAM’s spaces to curate a music festival. Each of the three nights features a different roster of innovative New York City bands and artists from a cross section of genres—plus screenings of commissioned short films and accompanying scores and a late-night dance party.”
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Other Voices NYC →
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Other Voices NYC film, or something. I haven’t watched it all yet but it starts off with Bryce and Aaron so.
“The man with the guitar” as Roddy Doyle might say is only in the beginning, but this is a nice piece on Irish culture, music, and literature. I’m still hoping the full videos of the performances will re-emerge one day.
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MusicNOW Festival 2012
(via Twitter) More info here: MusicNOW Festival
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Brassland's Song-A-Day Giveaway Collection →
Brassland is offering a selection of downloads from the 10th anniversary Song-A-Day Giveaway. Head on over there today if you missed any of these: The National - High Beams; Bryce Dessner - Rose of Lincoln; Baby Dayliner - When I Look Into Your Eyes; Clogs - Elevenses; Jujulele (with Bryce and Aaron Dessner)- Satie; Jherek Bischoff - Secret of the Machines; This is the Kit - Spinney; People Get...
December 2011
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Upcoming events
Londoners, you can hear Bryce’s “Aheym” performed by Kronos Quartet at Hackney Empire, January 24, 2012.
And it looks like there are still tickets available to see the good man himself perform “The Long Count” at Barbican Theatre, February 2-4, 2012.
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Upcoming events
Paul Hillier’s Theatre of Voices will be performing David Lang’s “Little Match Girl Passion” and new work “Death Speaks” on the following dates with Bryce, Shara Worden, Nico Muhly, and Owen Pallett.
Stanford University, (Dinkelspiel Auditorium), Stanford, CA - January 25, 2012 (Stanford students are invited to the free rehearsal on January 24.)
Carnegie Hall,...
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