Originally published May 4, 2009. Updated, revised and republished May 29, 2025
Update: One interesting thing in reviewing and revising posts is that sometimes things you forgot about or figured were long gone aren’t. That’s the case with NewMusicBox, which is apparently still live and still doing their work, now part of New Music USA. Interestingly, when I posted this in 2009, NewMusicBox was celebrating 10 years. According to their site, New Music USA is just now celebrating 10 years. And that means that NewMusicBox can count 26 years, no mean achievement especially these days. So congrats to New Music USA and NewMusicBox.
When I talk about this being notes from a walking tour of music, I really do mean it. I really see this space as a place to share the various and sundry things I find, discover, learn and experience in my own journeys through music.
One thing that I like to use this for is when I find new or interesting online resources. Today, thanks to Alex Ross’ The Rest is Noise site I’ve found a new website, NewMusicBox. Turns out, NewMusicBox is celebrating their ten year anniversary. As they say on their “About” page, they’re “to the music of American composers and improvisers and their champions” [This page is long since gone].
I’m just now starting to look at the site and it looks promising. Given how hard the classical music space is in general these days (and American composition space in particular) it’s great to find another new resource. Even better to find out they’ve been able to make it ten years. Here’s wishing them another ten.