A year in the making, the moment finally arrived when the efforts of the Melos Music composers and the musicians of ensemble39 came together for the evening of the annual concert. Seven of the eight works to be performed were world premiers and all were composed this year. My description may…

(Note: An introduction to Melos Music is available in Part 1 of this series.)

Melos Music's third annual concert will take place in Philadelphia this year, and it's scheduled for…

As posted on their website, Melos Music is described as "a collective of composers from across the United States who collaborate to create, publish, concertize, and advance new music to a global community."  The genesis of Melos was sparked by the…

There was a distinct feeling Saturday night that I had been transformed into a fly.  Yes, the proverbial "fly on the wall".  This was the result of a unique "Learning to Listen" session presented by Bryn Mawr College.  Part of a series, this particular session was opened up to the public but with light publicity…