Night After Night

Writing, a blog, and a newsletter. By Steve Smith.

Andrew Norman

  • Some thoughts on Symphomania.

    So, Andrew Norman's "Play" might be the best orchestral work that the 21st century has seen thus far — Will Robin (@seatedovation) December 20, 2014 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js We have Andrew Norman to thank, and Will Robin, too, for Symphomania, the 24-hour marathon of 21st-century orchestral music that web radio station Q2 Music streamed on March 24

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  • The New York Philharmonic Contact! at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, December 21, 2012

    Elizabeth Futral, Jayce Ogren and members of the New York Philharmonic, by Richard Termine/The New York Times The New York Philharmonic Contact! at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, December 21, 2012The New York Times, Dec. 27, 2012 A return to old times for the New York Philharmonic's new-music run-out series, at least for one night.

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