Rohan de Saram, the cellist who has died aged 85, was a leading light in avant-garde music, spending almost 30 years with the Arditti Quartet performing works by 20th-century composers including ...

After becoming discouraged by the rigid nature of his conservatory studies at age 17, Canadian pianist Jean-Michel Blais began asking bigger questions about classical piano and what music could be.

If you're into avant garde classical music or jazz, there is something for you. If you enjoy the sounds of nature, there is something for you.

Phill Niblock, the acclaimed avant-garde composer known for his pioneering work in minimalist drone music, has died, The Wire reports. No details of Niblock’s death are available at present. He ...

The Second Wind Music Centre 8-10:30 p.m. October 27 Wolfville, NS Acadia University Clinic and performance 4-6 p.m. The Garden Room Evening Concert at The Garden Room 7:30-9:30 p.m. October 28 ...

Avant-garde pianist and Zorn collaborator Anthony Coleman mentioned the label ECM Records, which produces a similar range of eclectic music and finally put its catalog on streaming services in 2017.

Richard Powers' new novel tells the story of an avant-garde classical composer who finds himself dabbling in DNA. He "gets obsessed with finding music inside of living things," Powers explains ...

Frank Zappa's classical output is an obvious touchstone, marrying progressive rhythms with bursts of avant-garde freakery and dense, dynamic, harmonically sophisticated composition techniques.