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Meanwhile, down in the town
Preparations for Zodiacrobatic have kicked into high gear recently. Erik and I have been communicating and collaborating via email, text, phone, Twitter, and Dropbox to make sure that we made good...
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And now a word from our sponsors
It’s been pretty amazing to watch Mobtown Modern grow these past two seasons and continue that trajectory into the third. I’m continually overwhelmed and encouraged by both the size and demographic...
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Live from Mobtown: We Speak Etruscan
Lee Hyla’s We Speak Etruscan for baritone sax and bass clarinet has been on my Gotta Play That Someday list for a long time now. And last month I finally had a chance to check it off that list on...
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Stravinsky Swings
This May, Mobtown Modern will close out its 2009-2010 season with something that, to my knowledge, has not been done before—an arrangement of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring for jazz ensemble. I...
View ArticleHave an Unsilent Night in Baltimore tomorrow
This is the fifth year that I’ve organized a performance of Phil Kline’s ambient Christmas masterpiece Unsilent Night (a.k.a. the boombox Christmas parade). It’s the fourth time I’ve done it in...
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Stravinsky for Jazz Ensemble: A Blog
As Mobtown Modern counts down to the first performance of The Rite of Spring for Jazz Ensemble, you can chart the progress and read all about the many, many decisions that have gone into the...
View ArticleUnsilent Night Baltimore 2009 Pix
Mobtown Modern played host to Baltimore’s 4th Annual performance of Phil Kline’s ambient Christmas masterpiece last weekend. It was a fun, fun evening as always. And also as always, thanks to Rob...
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Mobtown Modern receives BCF Grant
The Contemporary Museum‘s Mobtown Modern Music Series was recently awarded a grant from the Baltimore Community Foundation. Mobtown was among fifteen arts organizations recognized by the BCF for...
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A Home Grown Countdown, So To Speak
Next month, Mobtown Modern will present Home Grown, a retrospective of recent works by super-cool Washington D.C.-based composer Alexandra Gardner. As a way of helping the audience get to know some of...
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Famous in China
Last month, Mobtown Modern presented Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night and we were fortunate to have Voice of America China on hand to cover the event. The story they did is below. Our portion starts at...
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