Jerry Bowles, the sage zookeeper of the ‘new music’ blog / community / website Sequenza 21, made himself a lightning rod this afternoon by asking a provocative question about composer Nico Muhly. Did he mean to start a discussion? Yes. Did he mean to be incendiary? Probably. Did he mean to be a jerk? I don’t think so. He asked a question to get the kiddies to talk. Add your 2 cents but don’t shoot the messenger.
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about brian sacawa
Brian Sacawa is the Curator of the Contemporary Museum's Mobtown Modern music series.
As a saxophonist, Brian has been called many things—most of them good—including "an inventive musician" (The New York Times), "inspired" (The Washington Post), and "brilliant" (Baltimore Sun). His versatile career has led to appearances ranging from Carnegie Hall to Baltimore's Metro Gallery and with ensembles including the Baltimore Symphony, Detroit Symphony, New World Symphony, and St. Petersburg (Russia) Philharmonic.
Brian can be heard on the Grammy-winning album Songs of Innocence and Experience (Naxos) and his critically-acclaimed debut solo recording, American Voices, is available on the Innova record label.
You can learn more about Brian on his website, where you're likely to find out that he also performs in the genre-bending duo Hybrid Groove Project and is a Category 2 bicycle racer for District Velocity Racing p/b The Bike Rack.
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