On his new album, Dreamcatcher, James McVinnie offers a fresh take on the venerable, and often misunderstood, pipe organ. Graham Lacdao hide caption
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The Philip Glass Ensemble performing Music in Twelve Parts at the Idea Warehouse in 1975, with vocalist Joan La Barbara (far left). The Museum of Modern Art/SCALA/Art Resource, N.Y. hide caption
The composer Julius Eastman died in 1990, but his music is experiencing a renaissance. The Los Angeles-based group Wild Up's jubilant recording of his 1974 work Femenine is one of the most remarkable classical albums of the year. Ron Hammond hide caption
Composer Christopher Rouse, photographed in New York City in 2005. Jeffrey Herman/Boosey & Hawkes hide caption
Part of the cover art for Planetarium, the concept album by Nico Muhly, Sufjan Stevens, James McAlister and Bryce Dessner. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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The Collaborative Concept Album 'Planetarium' Captures Cosmic Grandeur And Desolation
The Collaborative Concept Album 'Planetarium' Captures Cosmic Grandeur And Desolation
Nico Muhly, Sufjan Stevens and Bryce Dessner talking with NPR Music's Bob Boilen Annabel Edwards/NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Frankie Cosmos, Feist, Rostam, Beth Ditto Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sleater-Kinney (from left, Janet Weiss, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker) will release new music as part of a series to benefit Planned Parenthood. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The New Yorker hide caption
Sufjan Stevens in the "Saturn" video. YouTube hide caption
As a teenager, composer Nico Muhly listened to Philip Glass' Music in 12 Parts as his New York soundtrack. Ana Cuba/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nico Muhly's new holiday song is based on Longfellow's poem Snow-flakes. Matthew Murphy/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Songs We Love: Nico Muhly, 'Whispered and Revealed'
In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores comes out Nov. 11. Michael Patrick O'Leary/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Hilary Hahn, 'In 27 Pieces'
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Nico Muhly, Recorded Live At (Le) Poisson Rouge
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Edwin Outwater leads the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony in fresh music from the 40 and under crowd. Kitchener Waterloo Symphony hide caption
Some of the folks we follow on Twitter. Anastasia Tsioulcas hide caption
One of our favorite albums so far this year is by violinist and composer Todd Reynolds. Mark Kingsley/Innova records hide caption
Nico Muhly's new album, Seeing Is Believing, comes out June 21. Samantha West/Bedroom Community Records hide caption
Composer Nico Muhly: "I'm positive I understand how augmented chords change an emotional texture because of Nintendo music." Samantha West/courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nico Muhly. Samantha West/Courtesy of the artist hide caption