John Harbison Archive

It’s audi­tion time at music con­ser­va­to­ries yet again. I thought I would share some­thing that hap­pens with a lot of fre­quency, and it’s got me thinking. Some­one will come around […]

The CD as music

It’s audi­tion time at music con­ser­va­to­ries yet again. I thought I would share some­thing that hap­pens with a lot of fre­quency, and it’s got me think­ing. Some­one will come around […]

An impor­tant arti­cle (link below) by Anthony Tom­masini in the 14 Feb 2010 New York Times asserts that for both com­posers and per­form­ers, the old “dogma” has been dis­carded and […]

When Anything Goes, What Has Merit?

An impor­tant arti­cle (link below) by Anthony Tom­masini in the 14 Feb 2010 New York Times asserts that for both com­posers and per­form­ers, the old “dogma” has been dis­carded and […]

It was announced this week that Dawn Upshaw is a recip­i­ent of MacArthur Foun­da­tion “Genius Award”. Why? The MacArthur Foun­da­tion said that Ms. Upshaw is break­ing down styl­is­tic bar­ri­ers and […]

Congrats, Dawn Upshaw

It was announced this week that Dawn Upshaw is a recip­i­ent of MacArthur Foun­da­tion “Genius Award”. Why? The MacArthur Foun­da­tion said that Ms. Upshaw is break­ing down styl­is­tic bar­ri­ers and […]

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