The vibrant L.A. festival showcases challenging new works by composers working on the edge.
The bracing mix of acoustic "classical" ensembles, savvy programing, state-of-the-art electronics, and sophisticated DJs offers a potent musical brew.
A curious pairing of the hip ensemble with singer Will Oldham has curious results.
An Ernő Dohnányi quartet is an unexpected pleasure.
The accent was on the sounds that words and phonemes make in music that slurs and blurs meanings.
The festival's third day questions how we communicate when sounds and meaning are divorced.
Malian griot, Egyptian chaabi, dan bau, rock 'n' roll, sound artists - and one very unusual string quartet.
Bard Music West's second festival focused on a composer whose music still seems current.
Green Fog delights the eyes, but the musical highlights were elsewhere.
The conductor brings Apollo's Fire to Cal Performances and talks about her career and the ensemble she founded.
