Trombone

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 […]


New Music Gathering 2015

From January 15-17, 2015 New Music Gathering took place at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Performers, composers, educators, administrators and fans gathered to discuss everything from engaging the community to the economics of the industry to where to go for the best burrito in the Mission District. I arrived Friday evening after much of the […]


World Premiere of “Ten Thousand Birds” by John Luther Adams in Social Media

Now: @AlarmWillSound plays at #pmcstl between @TheNineNetwork & @stlpublicradio in @GrandCenter. pic.twitter.com/5swlhVyahA — Michael K (@w0px) October 20, 2014 John Luther Adam's piece has the kids (people) captivated at #publicmediacommons — Willis Arnold (@WillisRArnold) October 20, 2014 http://instagram.com/p/uWzysLr_vu #tenthousandbirds @alarmwillsound #pmcstl pic.twitter.com/P422KsS6ud — The Sheldon (@sheldonstl) October 20, 2014 @alarmwillsound at #pmcstl pic.twitter.com/JgWSUhj7fj — The […]