concert series installment was “Hard as F#@!”–works of modern classical music that are finger-breakingly tough to play, fraught with the kind of quick technical passages, unsteady rhythms, and ...

Mobtown Modern’s goal to expose Baltimore audiences to new music is … well, new. Co-curated by saxophonist Brian Sacawa and composer/turntablist Erik Spangler, the Mobtown Modern series exposes ...

will mark its fifth anniversary of spicing Baltimore’s musical life with an exceptionally promising mix of repertoire and performers. 2011-2012 also marks Mobtown’s first untethered season. The ...

Is it all right to combine classical musicianship — specifically a Ph.D. in composition from Harvard — with a pervasive interest in DJ and turntable music? “I thought it was a great idea,” said Brian ...