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Carter: Boosey & Hawkes have posted an interview with
noted composer and Elliott Carter scholar John Link, who has some important insight on how
and why the composer developed his “late late” style. In addition, Mr. Link
lives up to his name with several Carter resources:
#musochat: On Sunday evenings at 9 eastern, any interested
party may join in a virtual gathering at twitter under “#musochat” to discuss
contemporary classical music[1]
and related subjects. Even if you can’t participate in the discussions in real
time, the chats are available under the hashtag. Molly Sheridan has more at
newmusicbox.
Quote:
This demure woman . . . declared that "making even one colored mark on a blank piece of newsprint should be an act of moral revolt." More than a revolt: an appeal for grace. All human beings were due a full accounting, but they had to ask for it. Art was a way of asking.
--Richard Powers, Prisoner's Dilemma, p54
[1] It
happens that much of this past Sunday’s (16 Aug 15) discussion centered on what
to call this thing of ours,* whether that matters, and why it probably does.
*The Sopranos reference is intentional, because another art form,
filmed televisual entertainment, often presents its best work on Sunday nights
and I believe that one way for us to engage with the contemporary world is to
engage with other, more popular, art forms.
