Lou Harrison: American Musical Maverick

The radio show 1A on National Public Radio released a wonderful documentary on Lou Harrison, in which Bill Alves is interviewed extensively....

Lou Harrison: American Musical Maverick is a new biography of one of America's most original and beloved composers, by Bill Alves an...

Although we created this blog primarily to discuss the music and life of Lou Harrison , his close friendship with composer John Cage prompte...

We remember Lou Harrison today as one of the most original composers of the twentieth century, distinctively American yet best known for h...

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On Tuesday, June 13, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella series presents a new, “hybrid” version of Lou Harrison’s 1971 opera Yo...

“I am plucking my way through the year!” — Lou Harrison, 1997. On Friday, Ballet West’s National Choreographic Festival in Salt Lake City...