yMusic Releases New Album on New Amsterdam Records

by Ted Gordon on Sept. 23, 2014, 10:44 a.m.

On September 30th, 2014, New York-based new music ensemble yMusic will release Balance Problems on the New Amsterdam record label. The album features music by PSNY composers Andew Norman, Marcos Balter, and Timo Andres, as well as Nico Muhly, Marc Dancigers, and Sufjan Stevens. yMusic's previous album, Beautiful Mechanical, was Time Out New York's #1 Classical recording of the year in 2011. 

The press is buzzing again, anticipating the release of Balance Problems; Pitchfork previewed the album, featuring Andrew Norman's composition "Music in Circles." Check out a preview of the track here: 

 Produced and engineered by Son Lux (aka Ryan Lott), the album stands to be a landmark collaboration between composers and performers, chamber music and electronics. Check out a preview for Balance Problems below: 

David T. Little & Third Coast Percussion Release "Haunt of Last Nightfall"

by Ted Gordon on Feb. 26, 2014, 12:14 p.m.

New Amsterdam Records has just released an exciting new album of music by David T. Little, featuring Third Coast Percussion, along with Eileen Mack, Melissa Hughes, Andrew McKenna Lee, and Toby Driver. The album, "Haunt of Last Nightfall", deals with the massacre of El Mozote, El Salvador in 1981. One of the works featured on the album, "Last Nightfall," is available from PSNY. Little writes,

"It is based on the experiences of Rufina Amaya (1946-2007), a mother of three, and among the only survivors of El Mozote. Containing scenes from each day of her ordeal, the work explores an emotional reality that she may have experienced as she left her decimated family and village behind, crawling on her belly through briars and mud, toward her unwanted new life."

Check out a preview of the album here: 

Mid-Week PSNY News Roundup!

by Ted Gordon on Nov. 16, 2011, 11:48 a.m.

Since we've launched two weeks ago, we've seen some encouraging press, a lot of twitter and facebook activity, and thousands of new visitors to the site. Thanks everyone! Brief reminder: if you don't yet, follow us on Twitter and Facebook!

A lot has been going on with our PSNY composers, so I thought I might give a brief rundown of the news from the past week:

Annie Gosfield has been profiled in the Telegraph about a nice new project that's premiering later this month. The ensemble includes the eight-person Ensemble Athelas, and a trio with Gosfield, Roger Kleier, and Chris Cutler (Henry Cow, Pere Ubu, & many more). The music for the ensemble is notated, but the trio will improvise based on material they will develop during rehearsals. If you're in the UK, don't miss this!

Gregory Spears has just released a new album, Requiem, on New Amsterdam Records! There will be an album release party at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn on November 21st, featuring a performance of the entire album. 

Finally, for those in Ireland, the Crash Ensemble will be performing Timothy Andres' "Crashing Through Fences" on November 25th, on their "Young Americans" program. Give it a listen before you go: