OUR REVIEWS

“Members of the Contemporary Music Forum abandoned their usual lair at the Corcoran Galler of Art on Sunday to perform at the Phillips Collection, where they blew away the Music Room’s Old World gloom with some of the most provocative and colorful new music heard this year.

Stephen Brookes, The Washington Post, 23 May, 2006.

”...a palliative for the sore ears of concertgoers saturated with the traditional and the familiar. Here were dedicated musicians giving vigorous accounts of edgy new works that incorporate visual media, computer enhancement and novel instrumental effects.”

Daniel Ginsberg, ‘At the Corcoran, a Different Tune,’ The Washington Past, 26 April, 2006.

“The Monday night concert of the Contemporary Music Forum at the Corcoran Gallery was a lot to take in. Thankfully, an open-minded concertgoer left not with a case of indigestion but with a pleasant sense of satisfaction. The ensemble, celebrating its 30th anniversary season, successfully performed a diverse program of highly communicative, approachable new music.”

Daniel Ginsberg, ‘CMF: In the Know, In the Now’ The Washington Post, 11 November, 2003.

“Once when father (George Ives) was asked: 'How can you stand it to hear old John Bell (who was the best stonemason in town) bellow off-key the way he does at camp-meetings?' his answer was: 'Old John is a supreme musician. Look into his face and hear the music of the ages. Don't pay too much attention to the sounds. If you do, you may miss the music. You won't get a heroic ride to Heaven on pretty little sounds!'”
--Charles Ives