21CM - creating the 21st Century Musician

The Summer Music Festival Road Trip

July 2016

An outline of a van on top of an abstract map

Each year, hundreds of summer music festivals pull out all the stops, showcasing great works performed by stellar artists in spectacular settings. We put together a set of festival road trips, chosen for their diversity of musical experience, geography and timeline.

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Artist Features

Finesse Meets Experimentation: A Conversation with Cellist Mike Block

July 2016

Mike Block sits on his sticker-covered cello case on a brick street

Mike Block is the quintessential twenty-first century musician, with a sense of creativity that cannot be contained in a box of any kind. In this interview, Block discusses his beginnings and his current artistic goals.

State of the Art Form

To Re-Invent the Audience Experience, Become a Beginner Again

Elizabeth Hinckley · July 2016

It’s easy to blame forces outside your control for a ticket sales slump. But why feel powerless? Try taking on a beginner’s mindset and empathizing with your patrons to learn what they expect from you beyond simply a great performance.

State of the Art Form

Instruments and Us

Allan Kozinn · June 2016

Leo Bettinelli plays the red lasers of his Stimulierte Emissionen Klingen

After judging the Guthman New Instrument Design Competition, Allan Kozinn reflects on the history and cultural expectations surrounding the contraptions we use to turn musical ideas into meaningful sound.