Art Music

Art Music Ensemble: Look Both Ways

by C. Michael Bailey
December 1, 2000

Postmodern Musings. A couple of months ago, I reviewed Luciano Berio's complete Sequenzas on Deutsche Gramophone (part of DG's 21st Century Series). I noted there to be a valid comparison between certain Jazz genres (Free Jazz and Avant-garde) and Postmodern Classical Music. David Sherr and his Art Music Ensemble blur the line further with Look Both Ways, a survey of selected Berio Sequenzas coupled with Sherr compositions inspired by them.

Sherr opens this disc with Berio's Sequenza for Flute, composed ...

Dart Music Files For Bankruptcy

Source: HypeBot
March 1, 2017

Dart Music promised to fix music's metadata problem; first with classical music and then all genres. But after raising $1.5 million, the promising startup has filed for bankruptcy. Dart Music has filed for bankruptcy in its home state of Tennessee. In a press release, the company said it will continue to operate during Chapter 11. But the bankruptcy filing listed debts totalling $2.57 million versus assets of between $50,0000 and $100,000.  Included in the debts listed is $33,233 due artists ...
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5 Things That Smart Musicians Do Every Day

Source: HypeBot
November 20, 2014

By  Dylan Welsh on Sonicbids Blog  The sheer number of tasks that need to be completed on any given day can overwhelm anybody involved in music professionally. In today's industry, most musicians end up wearing many different hats in order to make ends meet. Everywhere you go, independent artists have to not only write and perform the music, but record it, market it, book shows, and do their own press. Getting organized is essential to avoid getting bogged down by tasks and overwhelmed to the point of stagnation. Below are five tasks that you can add to ...
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University of South Florida Opens State-of-the-Art Music Building

Source: Ashleigh Gallant
February 22, 2011

TAMPA, Fl—From oak tree practice fields to state-of-the-art practice rooms, the USF School of Music is excited to be moving from its current 45-year-old building into a new state-of the-art, 113,535 square foot dream. For decades, music students have practiced wherever space allowed, studied wherever they could sit, and even on occasion held classes in the courtyard. Not because they particularly enjoy the outdoors, but because it was the only space that was available. Having outgrown its current home some ...
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