Tysen Dauer studies musicology at Stanford University. His current research focuses on the reception history of early American minimalism. Articles By This Author Review Bless Me, Ultima Makes it to the Operatic Stage Thanks to Opera Cultura Tysen Dauer - April 24, 2018 Composer Héctor Armienta's new opera, based on the famous novel by Rudolfo Anaya, is an ambitious work that needs to spread its wings. Review The Sonic Visuals of The Green Fog Tysen Dauer - April 9, 2018 Green Fog delights the eyes, but the musical highlights were elsewhere. Review Ryan Brown’s Mortal Lessons Makes Death Beautiful Tysen Dauer - February 26, 2018 Music, drama, and insightful text transform a taboo topic into art. Review A Sublime Performance by Hadelich and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Tysen Dauer - January 22, 2018 Britten’s brilliant Violin Concerto outshines the rest of the 20th-century program. Review Looking Back for a Way Forward: Jeff Scott’s Passion for Bach and Coltrane Tysen Dauer - June 12, 2017 A musical tribute to the great jazz saxophonist by way of J.S. Bach and poet A.B. Spellman Review Are We Ready for Something Different at SFS Chamber Music Concerts? An Audience Says Yes. Tysen Dauer - May 30, 2017 Lou Harrison’s Varied Trio was only on the program in commemoration of the composer’s anniversary. But the audience loved it. Review The Colorado Is a Multimedia Distraction (But the Live Performances Are Compelling) Tysen Dauer - April 24, 2017 Murat Eyuboglu’s genre-melding project comes up short, but Roomful of Teeth, Glenn Kotche, and Jeffrey Zeigler deliver some high points. Review Gershwin and Jelly Roll Illuminated by Intimate Mastery Tysen Dauer - March 14, 2017 Cécile McLorin Salvant with Aaron Diehl’s ensemble found delicate emotional harmony in their all-encompassing performance. Review Kremerata Baltica Offers a Lesson in Joyful Music Making Tysen Dauer - February 13, 2017 Philip Glass’ Orpheus Suite tops a program of musical delights. Review Another Composer Thinks About the Fullness of Silence Tysen Dauer - January 17, 2017 Yves Klein’s Monotone-Silence Symphony only appears to be off-the-wall experimental. Actually, it’s a modest experiment and a captivating experience Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3
