Žibuoklė Martinaitytė: Unexplainable Places
Growing up in Soviet-era Lithuania where people were often afraid to express their real feelings, Žibuoklė Martinaitytė discovered early on that music was safer than language and a realm where she could express her innermost feelings unedited. Now an international-acclaimed composer who spends a great deal of her time in the United States, she understands that music "surpasses words; it surpasses the meaning of words because it can go to unknown places and unexplainable places."
How Music Can Make a City: The Louisville Example
Last month, I took a trip to Louisville, Kentucky to hear the Louisville Orchestra perform a new piece by Valerie Coleman, and to meet with some of the local creatives driving the city’s vibrant music scene. I was blown away by the orchestra’s impact and the energy of the local music community. Here are just... Read more »
Five Years, Five Reflections
I recently reached the fifth anniversary of my move from London to New York to become the President & CEO of New Music USA. Time has flown! This milestone has inspired me to reflect on what we have learned as an organization since I arrived in 2019; a transformative period that included seven months of... Read more »
Fran Richard: An Appreciation
Eve Beglarian pays tribute to Fran Richard, Honorary Board member at New Music USA, Founding Director, Vice President of Meet the Composer, and former Vice President and head of ASCAP’s Concert Music department, who passed away on February 8 at the age of 87. Fran is sorely missed by Board and staff, past and present,... Read more »
Other Minds Archives Goes Live January 26, 2024
The Other Minds Archives hosts thousands of audio and video recordings, rare photographs, and ephemera documenting the history of 20th and 21st century experimental music, including interviews and musical recordings by such new music luminaries as George Antheil, Anahid Ajemian, John Cage, Henry Cowell, Laurie Anderson, Anthony Braxton, Conlon Nancarrow, Morton Feldman, Pauline Oliveros, Nicolas... Read more »
Different Cities Different Voices – Pittsburgh
The descendants of the Polish, Irish, and Czech immigrants who were murdered at the Homestead Massacre, the black Pittsburghers that were displaced from the jazz mecca that once was Hill District, and the immigrants who happen upon this beautiful city to pursue some version of the American dream—this is the canvas upon which this city’s artists create.
