Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social
Musicologist in New York Writing a book about sacred music in the Soviet Union extendedtechniques.com www.montclair.edu/~nesterenkoo
It's never too hot to listen in New York! extendedtechniques.com/2026/08/01/n...
NYC Calendar August 2026
HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH:TIME: SPANS Festival, August 8-22 Please note that our Brooklyn curator is on vacation in August. For more events in Brooklyn, we recommend nycnoise. SATURDAY, August 12 PM W…
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Pinya and I were talking to AI, trying to understand whether evil in this world has any boundaries. Should we trust it? I predict that these answers will change, as more people start asking.
Still the most exciting event this month! extendedtechniques.com/2026/07/08/1...
193 secular sacred lines
The performance of David Lang’s the national anthems at the Met museum, appropriately, was the first time I celebrated the 4th of July – to mark my 16th year since arriving in New York and the long…
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This piece about Alex Ross by Will Robin is the most meaningful recent reflection on music criticism. His comment on the pool story cuts right through: When we lose voices that help instruct us about what matters, we instead endow the superficial with profundity industry.substack.com/p/the-swan-b...
The swan becomes the sun
On Alex Ross and the meaning of classical music criticism
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One interesting addition in NYC this July is Roulette's "No Fun" Festival. It feels like most names with "new," "contemporary," "experimental" and "weird" are already taken and they want to make sure that people who like easy (fun?) music don't show up. extendedtechniques.com/2026/07/01/n...
NYC Calendar July 2026
July 1-August 2ClinamenA visual and sound installation by Céleste Boursier-MougenotVENUE: Park Avenue ArmoryADMISSION: starting at $30 WEDNESDAY, July 17PM Teiku Album release with Blacks’ My…
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What an amazing edipode! So great to hear about the collaboration of two inspiring scholars of theatre and history. (Also, I'm looking forward to reading "The Perfect Tuba" book.)
Drafting the Past@draftingthepast.bsky.social · last mo.What fun to talk with @charlesomalley.bsky.social and @scottwstern.bsky.social about how they navigated sharing a writing project and a life, and the fabulous book, SHAKESPEARE'S MARGARET (@wwnorton.com) that resulted. Listen to our conversation here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Laurie Anderson - the artist of saying exactly the words we need to hear today - speaking about the relationship between love and power. The deepest, most meaningful, and most effective showmanship I've seen. (Fair enough, I'm not a denizen of shows.) Priceless and free of charge. @Central Park
A fascinating listen - an inspiration to take a 20 min ride across rainy Central Park and enjoy the final days of Raphael. www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
Ingrid Rowland on Art History, Raphael, and Disegno
In this episode of Private Life, the art historian Ingrid D. Rowland joins Jarrett Earnest for an in-depth discussion about art history
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Can anyone explain to me what the 1812 Overture is doing in a concert dedicated to American Independence Day?
For an act of resistance to the tyranny and vanity of algorithms, try the Marginalian newsletter—undistracted notes on the search for meaning, free, ad-free, AI-free, fully human for 20 years this year:
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Tomorrow I will be presenting the final lecture of the course.
Ukrainian Institute London@ukrinstitute.bsky.social · 3mo agoMeet your lecturers! Online course Muzyka is led by an exceptional line-up of scholars and musicians shaping how we understand Ukrainian music today. Eight weeks. Eight perspectives. One rich culture. eventbrite.co.uk/e/muzyka-2026-discover-ukraine-through-music-full-course-tickets-1987145689249
On this platform, I've been trying to follow only colleagues in music and arts criticism and academics working in disciplines related to my work. Yet all I see in my thread are complaints about politics! (And occasionally, some personal news.) Is there a time of the day to read something meaningful?
more BMOP + ARC: the Orpheus story loves a countertenor (and Matthew Aucoin is one of the rare composers where I like both his music and his writing about music, pick up his book The Impossible Art if you’re curious about opera) bmopsound.bandcamp.com/album/matthe...
Matthew Aucoin: Orphic Moments, by Boston Modern Orchestra Project
15 track album
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MISE-EN is an exciting new music festival with many premieres by young composers. Looking forward to the panel discussion with Todd Tarantino and Steven Swartz on Friday, June 19 at 20.30 pm. (Details in comments.) www.mise-en.org/festival2026/
The New York Review of Books has posted an hour-long conversation with composer, performer, conductor, writer, and thinker Matthew Aucoin absolutely worth the time of anyone concerned with music (contemporary, especially), opera, criticism, and/or poetry. www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
Matthew Aucoin on Opera, Music Criticism, and Poetry
Episode 16 of Private Life
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Since February 2022, Russia has damaged or destroyed 1,913 cultural heritage sites and 2,573 cultural infrastructure facilities across Ukraine. Museums, libraries, archives, places of worship, theatres, universities, and cultural centers have repeatedly come under attack. ui.org.ua/en/news-en/s...
Statement of the Ukrainian Institute on Russia’s Ongoing Attacks on Ukrainian Culture and Cultural Heritage
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What to do this week, in New York City and beyond. www.newyorker.com/culture/goin...
A Wondrous Array of Boundary Pushers at SummerStage
What to do this week, in New York City and beyond.
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I spent an entire concert in earplugs for the first time in my life, but the performance was still mesmerizing. From a trance-like drumbeat, to gradually changing timbres and reverberations, to the guitarists' excitement, to Reg Bloor's energetic conducting, final dance, and theatrical collapse.
It often feels that we are setting a record of the largest amount of interesting new music events per day, and this month it's actually true. Good luck choosing on June 5th, 6th, 20th and especially the 13th! (We try to be selective, sometimes it's just too hard.)
Extended Techniques@extendedtechniques.bsky.social · 2mo agoJune in New York! extendedtechniques.com/2026/05/31/n...
Please donate for sky defence in Ukraine, if you can! The neighbourhood where I lived for 2 years is completely destroyed, including a subways station, shopping mall, drama theatre, many civilian houses.
Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2mo agoLast night Russia attacked seventy-seven places in Ukraine with more than six hundred drones and missiles. You can help protect Ukrainian life by donating here. u24.gov.ua/news/timothy...
Just in case 70+ concerts in 14 venues this weekend are not enough, go to Maryland or Vienna! extendedtechniques.com/2026/04/30/n...
NYC Calendar May 2026
HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH: Long Play Festival, May 1 -3 RECOMMENDED OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS:10th International Conference on Music and Minimalism, The University of Maryland School of Music, May 7–1075th V…
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Very excited to give a lecture for this course about Ukrainian music! Register for the course or selected days. Mine is on June 23.
Ukrainian Institute London@ukrinstitute.bsky.social · 3mo agoMeet your lecturers! Online course Muzyka is led by an exceptional line-up of scholars and musicians shaping how we understand Ukrainian music today. Eight weeks. Eight perspectives. One rich culture. eventbrite.co.uk/e/muzyka-2026-discover-ukraine-through-music-full-course-tickets-1987145689249
Paul Pinto’s Octet is unlike anything you’ve heard before, unless you’ve heard Julia Wolfe’s Forbidden Love, or Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko’s Mariupol. Still, the shower of flying pencils was a new experience for me. Imagine what he will do in his opera? (Livestream in comments.)
So many important points about our current condition and the power of slow listening!
Leah Broad@leahbroad.bsky.social · 4mo ago**NEW POST** I'm starting a slow listening club on my Substack. It's an invitation to come offline & listen instead. To explain why, this is why classical music is so important to me, and why I think slow, deep, engaged listening is such a powerful thing. leahbroad.substack.com/p/im-startin...
We are happy to announce the third panel of our event series on May 20, featuring Madina Tlostanova, Mykola Riabchuk, Emily Channell-Justice, and Tamar Koplatadze! Moderated by Olha Korniienko. www.eventbrite.com/e/epistemic-...
Epistemic Rebuilding in Ukraine and the Post-Soviet Space
We Were Never the Center?: Epistemic Rebuilding in Ukraine and the Post-Soviet Space
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Today's the day. America has no king. Come out and stand together in solidarity for freedom. #NoKings Find your event: www.nokings.org
