Posts Tagged: Questions

Old and New: Alan Pierson conducts the Alabama Symphony

Alan Pierson, Alarm Will Sound artistic director, will lead the Alabama Symphony in a concert featuring music of Vivaldi, Haydn and Ruehr. I spoke to Alan about the performance, his preparation, relationships between old and new music and working with a chamber ensemble versus a large orchestra. Mike: Do you see a lot of overlap […]

February 20, 2015 | , , , , , , , , , ,

Kate Moore:The Art of Levitation

Alarm Will Sound will premiere The Art of Levitation, a new work by Kate Moore at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall on April 27. Kate took the time to answer some questions about the piece: Michael Clayville: The piece you wrote is for the “(post)folk concert” of David Lang’s collected stories series. Did the idea of “folk” or “story-telling” influence you as […]

April 23, 2014 | , , , , , , , , , , ,

Alarm Will Sound Discusses Steve Reich

In preparation for our visit to the Community Music School, and for a workshop designed for beginning and early intermediate students on the characteristics of Steve Reich’s music, I polled my colleagues in Alarm Will Sound. They were asked to share some their earliest memories of his music and of course, their favorite pieces. Here’s […]

March 21, 2014 | , , , ,