Apr 17, 2018 | News, Tea Talk
Michael Gilbertson’s day started the same as any other day: teaching ear training to Freshmen students at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and then getting ready for his upcoming premiere with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, but all that changed when his...Mar 23, 2018 | News, Tea Talk
The debut album of emerging American composer, electric guitarist, and sound artist Christopher Cresswell, eponymously named after the ensemble he runs, 315 Ensemble, has just been released earlier this month on Ravello Records. “I’m interested in the intersection...Mar 23, 2018 | News, Tea Talk
Set deep in the Himalayas, fifty kilometers from the Tibetan border and two hundred fifty kilometers from the Indian border, Lo Monthang is Nepal’s ‘hidden kingdom’, home to ancient Buddhist paintings, breathtaking views, and sheer cliffs. It is a long way from the...Mar 23, 2018 | News, Tea Talk
The music of Claude Debussy has been near and dear to French composer-pianist Denis Levaillant; his love for the iconic composer stemmed from his earliest musical experiences, starting with the Debussy Preludes for piano: “Well, when I was 11, my teacher suggested to...Mar 23, 2018 | News, Tea Talk
Earlier this month, Susan Kander’s new chamber opera DWB (short for Driving While Black) made its debut at The University of Kansas, featuring soprano Roberta Gumbel (who doubles as the librettist) and New Morse Code. The racial tensions targeting the...Jan 30, 2018 | News, Tea Talk
The Long Walk, first presented by Opera Saratoga in July 2015 to critical acclaim, has recently finished its triumphant run at the Pittsburgh Opera. These performances marked the third production of this still relatively new opera, a riveting music drama by...