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King Britt’s Copper Speaks to Flesh, in Classical Notes
Peter Dobrin’s Classical Notes column wrote about King Britt’s Copper Speaks to Flesh, a six-minute “audio response” to the sculpture on Walnut Street east of 11th, one of the Sound Sculptures we…
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14 Sequenzas named 2014’s most daring presentation
In his year-end roundup, David Patrick Stearns named 14 Sequenzas, coproduced by Bowerbird, the most daring presentation of classical music of 2014. Read “The year in classical music: New music, Warhol, and…
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Assemblage at International House
The Inquirer’s listings included our screening of Assemblage, a recently rediscovered 1968 film of Merce Cunningham and his early company, at International House. Read “Performance and classical music listings” in The Philadelphia…
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14 Sequenzas, reviewed by David Patrick Stearns
David Patrick Stearns reviewed 14 Sequenzas, the FringeArts staging of Berio’s solo Sequenzas that we coproduced with A Change of Harp. Harpist Elizabeth Morgan-Ellis’s installation let the audience move freely among rooms…
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Girls Rock Philly at The Gate, on WHYY
Peter Crimmins wrote about the teenagers of Girls Rock Philly playing their homemade electronic instruments in a free concert at the Rotunda as part of our series The Gate. Read “Girls Rock…
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JACK Quartet’s Xenakis, reviewed
David Patrick Stearns reviewed the JACK Quartet’s performance of all four Xenakis string quartets in a single program on our series at the Rotunda. Read “A rare quartet of Xenakis quartets” in…
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Merilyn Jackson on Eleanor Bauer’s return
Merilyn Jackson wrote that Thirdbird and Bowerbird had been bringing innovative and often brilliant artists to Philadelphia for years, and reviewed the return of dancer Eleanor Bauer. Read “Expertly danced ‘Colony’ delights”…
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Looking back on Cage: Beyond Silence
David Patrick Stearns looked back on Cage: Beyond Silence as it closed. He wrote that its biggest legacy was the experimental artists, like Bhob Rainey, that the festival drew out of the…
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Silent No More: Cage: Beyond Silence in Where Philadelphia
In Where Philadelphia’s January 2013 guide, Tara Nurin highlighted the partnership between the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Cage: Beyond Silence, the citywide festival layering performances of Cage’s scores with painting, dance…
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Cage’s Song Books in WHYY’s holiday guide
WHYY’s holiday guide picked part two of Cage: Beyond Silence, The Year Begins to be Ripe: Song Books, built around Cage’s two-volume collection of 89 short solos. Read “Holiday Entertainment Guide –…
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