Composer Katherine Balch has been invited to participate in a residency at The Mizzou New Music Initiative from Oct. 3–5, 2025. During the event, Balch, whose music has been commissioned and performed by leading ensembles worldwide, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, London Sinfonietta, and Ensemble Modern, will give composition lessons, deliver a lecture, and attend a public {…}
Death of Classical has released the May throughout Sept. programming for the “Crypt & Catacombs” series. This article features vocal related works only. The Miró Quartet perform a program featuring selections from its new album, “Home,” which centers around Caroline Shaw’s “Microfictions [vol. 1].” Performance Date: May 4, 2024 (Crypt Chapel of Harlem’s Church of the Intercession) “Sound & Silence” {…}
New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices program has announced the addition of two composers to its existing roster of nine working on high-profile co-commissions. The newly selected composers are Katherine Balch and Clarice Assad. Katherine Balch will compose a work co-commissioned by lead orchestras, the New York Philharmonic and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, while Clarice Assad’s composition will be premiered by the {…}
(Photo Credit: Arielle Doneson/Victory Hall Opera official website) The Brooklyn Art Song Society has announced its new Music Advisory Board. The organization revealed that soprano Laura Strickling, baritone Jorell Williams, and composers Katherine Balch and Lembit Beecher have become the new BASS Music advisors. The four artists will be engaged in devising the long-term plans for BASS’ New Voices Festival, {…}