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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MAY/JUNE 2008, VOLUME 25, NUMBER 3

features


ELLIOTT CARTER: The Simultaneity of Disparate Voices
Almost certainly the first major composer to be present at his own centenary celebrations, Carter is also still producing new music. Here’s an overview of his chamber works.
by Frank J. Oteri


MEET YOUR MAKER: Modern Instruments Come of Age
More and more string players are opting for instruments made by contemporary American and European luthiers. And price is no longer the chief attraction.
by Katherine Millett




columns

JAZZIN' AROUND: MILT HINTON
The late, long-lived bassist successfully rode all the currents of change that swept through his world—and documented his era in writing and photographs.
by GENE SANTORO

AMERICAN COMPOSER: ALEX SHAPIRO
Goodbye, commerce. Hello, nature.
by Kyle Gann

HIGH FIDELITY: SEEKING HAYDN—THE PIANO TRIOS
Using a harpsichord for the later works is counterintuitive, yet in the case of the Queen's Chamber Trio— it's quite wonderful.
by James M. Keller

EDIFICATIONS: ARE WE THERE YET?
“Teaching Artist” is a moniker that didn’t even exist a few decades ago, but the profession is on the road to being accepted within the arts-education establishment.
by Eric Booth


departments

CMA NOTE: UNITY IN DENVER
Why musicians should go to the NPAC convention
by Margaret M. Lioi

CMA NEWS: NEW MUSIC INSTITUTE SERIES

AMERICAN ENSEMBLE: PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF MUSIC; TIME 4 THREE (PA), DETROIT CHAMBER WINDS, ALBAN BERG QUARTET, GWEN LASTER; IRISH CAMERATA, IN MEMORIAM, SEGUES

CMA SCORES: DAVID SANFORD'S CORPUS (1999)

BACKBEAT: CHAMBER MUSIC YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU LOVED
Franz Mittler was part of Vienna’s lost generation.
by JENS LAURSON