I think "Composing" would be much more accurate because the young artists who opt for this curriculum are really put through their paces as creative composers.
Phillip Glass's 75th Birthday Celebration Where: Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street; (212) 505-3474 When: Sunday, 7PM Price: Free Music fans and high-brow culture unite to celebrate the 75th birthday of Phillip Glass, one of the most creative composers in contemporary music.
"He's a very creative composer," Mr. D'Rivera said.
But as a creative composer, he hovers entirely above regionalism.
We salute our dear friend Horace, fine engineer, prolific lyricist, creative composer, warm and caring gentleman, devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Friday's two concerts feature ensemble mise-en, in a program of new and recent works by composers including Pasquale Corrado and Elisabeth Harnik, and the fabulously creative composer and pianist Annie Gosfield.
(Chinen) OMER AVITAL GROUP (Tonight and tomorrow night) Mr. Avital, a rugged bassist and insistently creative composer, leads a sharp young band with the tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm, the trumpeter Avishai Cohen, the pianist Jason Lindner and the drummer Eric McPherson.
| Sept. 7 at 8: David Del Tredici, not only a flamboyantly creative composer but also a formidable performer, teams up with his fellow-pianist Marc Peloquin to offer a selection of his works, including the Scherzo for Piano Four Hands (1960) and the suite "Gotham Glory" (2004).
(Chinen) OMER AVITAL GROUP (Tonight and tomorrow night) Mr. Avital, a powerful bassist and insistently creative composer, leads a band with the pianist Aaron Goldberg and the drummer Ali Jackson; the saxophonist Greg Tardy joins them for tonight's set, transforming the trio into a quartet.
A fiercely creative composer and improviser, Chicago-born saxophonist Matana Roberts took her artistry to new heights with "Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres," an intense and ambitious work that explores her family history with a mix of intense musical expression and spoken word.
No creative team — composers, book writers, designers, and so on — has been assembled, the executive said, but doing so would probably be the next step.
