NewMusicBox

NewMusicBox
Type of site
Online magazine
Available inEnglish
OwnerNew Music USA
Created byFrank J. Oteri
EditorFrank J. Oteri
URLwww.newmusicbox.org
CommercialNo
LaunchedMay 1, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-05-01)

NewMusicBox is an e-zine launched by the American Music Center on May 1, 1999. The magazine includes interviews and articles concerning American contemporary music, composers, improvisers, and musicians.[1][2]

A few interviews include renowned American composers: John Luther Adams,[3] Milton Babbitt,[4] Steve Reich,[5] John Eaton,[6] Annea Lockwood,[7] Frederic Rzewski,[8] George Crumb,[9] Meredith Monk,[10] Elliott Carter,[11] La Monte Young,[12] David Del Tredici,[13] Terry Riley,[14] Tod Machover,[15] Alvin Lucier,[16] Pauline Oliveros,[17] and Peter Schickele.[18]

In 1999, NewMusicBox was awarded ASCAP's Deems Taylor Award.[19] This was the first time an Internet site was awarded the prize. Since inception, founding editor Frank J. Oteri and contributing writers, have received several awards for their articles on NewMusicBox.[20] In March 2000, the San Francisco Chronicle's Joshua Kosman hailed NewMusicBox as, "The Web's smartest and snazziest resource for news, features, reviews and interviews on contemporary classical music."[21][22]

In 2002, NewMusicJukeBox was launched to complement NewMusicBox.[23] This made scores and sound files available via the Internet creating a virtual listening room which cross references the music to their database of articles and information on American Contemporary Music.[24] NewMusicJukeBox was subsequently renamed AMC Online Library and incorporated into the American Music Center's redesigned website.

NewMusicBox's 10th anniversary in May 2009 has been noted by Alex Ross,[25] Drew McManus,[26] and others.

References

  1. ^ ""WEB PAGE" By Gino Robair, Electronic Musician". Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "About NewMusicBox Archived 2007-10-28 at the Wayback Machine", NewMusicBox.org.
  3. ^ John Luther Adams (October 25, 2004). "In Conversation with John Luther Adams". NewMusicBox (Interview). Interviewed by Molly Sheridan.
  4. ^ Milton Babbitt (October 16, 2001). "A Discussion in 12 Parts". NewMusicBox (Interview). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published December 1, 2001).
  5. ^ Steve Reich (June 27, 2002). "In Conversation with Steve Reich". NewMusicBox (Interview). Interviewed by Molly Sheridan.
  6. ^ John Eaton (August 3, 2000). "Involving Audiences in the Sweep of the Music #13: Getting The Music Out There". NewMusicBox (video included). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published September 1, 2000).
  7. ^ Annea Lockwood (November 11, 2003). "Annea Lockwood Beside the Hudson River". NewMusicBox (video included). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published January 1, 2004).
  8. ^ Frederic Rzewski (September 5, 2002). "Frederic Rzewski Visits America". NewMusicBox (video included). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published November 1, 2002).
  9. ^ George Crumb (July 12, 2002). "Jumping Off The Page to Become Sound". NewMusicBox (video included). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published August 1, 2002).
  10. ^ Meredith Monk (March 16, 2000). "Composer First". NewMusicBox (Interview). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published April 1, 2000).
  11. ^ Elliott Carter (February 4, 2000). "The Career of a Century". NewMusicBox (Interview). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published March 1, 2000).
  12. ^ La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela (August 13–14, 2003). "La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela at the Dream House". NewMusicBox (video included). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published October 1, 2003).
  13. ^ David Del Tredici (May 6, 2003). "Thinking Big: David Del Tredici, a conversation in 13 parts". NewMusicBox (video included). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published June 1, 2003).
  14. ^ Terry Riley (June 1, 2001). "Obsessed and Passionate About All Music". NewMusicBox (Interview). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published February 16, 2001).
  15. ^ Tod Machover (August 18, 1999). "Technology and the Future of New Music". NewMusicBox (Interview). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published October 1, 1999).
  16. ^ Alvin Lucier (February 9, 2005). "Sitting in a Room with Alvin Lucier". NewMusicBox (video included). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published April 1, 2005).
  17. ^ http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=1031 Pauline Oliveros: Creating, Performing And Listening Texas and Accordions, Frank J. Oteri, NewMusicBox, December 1, 2000 Archived December 30, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ Peter Schickele (March 15, 2004). "Humor in Music". NewMusicBox (video included). Interviewed by Frank J. Oteri (published May 1, 2004).
  19. ^ "32ND ANNUAL ASCAP DEEMS TAYLOR AWARD RECIPIENTS". Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved 2007-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  20. ^ "35th Annual Deems Taylor Awards Winners Presented". Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  21. ^ Joshua Kosman (2000). "CLASSICAL MUSIC - Find Information, Presto", San Francisco Chronicle.
  22. ^ San Francisco Chronicle's "Best of the Web", SFGate.com (2000).
  23. ^ Barbara Jepson (2002). "This Jukebox Will Play Aaron Copland", Wall Street Journal Online.
  24. ^ Anthony Tommasini (2002). "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; Click to Download Scores By New American Composers", NYTimes.com.
  25. ^ Ross, Alex (2009). "Trailblazers", TheRestIsNoise.com.
  26. ^ McManus, Drew (2009). "Happy Anniversary NewMusicBox!", Adaptistration.com.