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Feb 5
PBS Great Performances: Taking Note - Sandbox Percussion
After meeting in graduate school in 2011, members Terry Sweeney, Jonny Allen, Victor Caccese, and Ian Rosenbaum created Sandbox...


Jan 27
Roderick Cox introduces an hypnotic new work to the Hallé
"At 12 minutes it was, if anything, too short. I left wanting more." Excerpts from review by by Peter Connors For Bachtrack Roderick Cox...


Jan 23
‘The Wild Robot’ receives 3 Oscar nominations, including Best Score
“ “We all screamed when we heard that score was nominated, and so deservedly. The lack of dialogue meant that one of the biggest voices...


Jan 22
At the Cloisters, Sor Juana’s Words Ring Out in Song
The opera “Primero Sueño” translates Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s poem about the soul’s journey into a musical promenade around the...


Jan 20
NYT Review | In A Grove at Prototype
The highlight of the festival was Christopher Cerrone’s “In a Grove,” a haunting psychological thriller with a libretto by Stephanie...


Nov 22, 2024
Review | ‘He’s still here among us:’ Tyshawn Sorey celebrates Max Roach at the Library of Congress
Excerpts from review by Joshua Myers for CapitalBop Tyshawn Sorey Trio, photo: John Rogers; Sandbox Percussion, photo: Kjell van Sice...


Nov 11, 2024
Gramophone Review | "Diversity and innovation on the world stage: Beijing Music Festival"
Excerpts from Gramophone feature Andy Akiho’s landmark percussion work Seven Pillars , first performed in 2021, extends the scope of...


Nov 8, 2024
"Beaufort Scales" receives GRAMMY nomination for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance.
“Beaufort Scales” is composer Christopher Cerrone’s dramatic and alluring music for women’s voices and electronics, performed by the...


Oct 28, 2024
Review | "Sandbox Percussion light up Beijing’s Forbidden City with an electrifying quartet by Andy Akiho"
Seven Pillars by US composer Andy Akiho is not a piece for the faint of heart. Anyone who hadn’t known that before would be in no doubt...


Oct 25, 2024
Gramophone Review | "The old/new juxtapositions consistently fascinate."
It’s obvious that Kaplan has devoted much time, care and consideration to honouring each composer’s wishes, including Schumann himself...
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