By Daniel Webster

By Jesus Vega
Especial/El Nuevo Herald

El prestigioso y revolucionario ensemble Eight Blackbird, nos ofrece esta entrega de su trabajo musicológico donde la poesía y lo filosófico se fusionan con la innovación y el desafío, para darle un nuevo impulso al género de la música experimental contemporánea. [continues with English translation]

By Sabine Kortals

Sextet eighth blackbird in fine feather

Wild and whimsical, fearless and fanciful, the exuberant sextet eighth blackbird enchanted a capacity crowd Wednesday night at Gates Concert Hall.

By Josef Woodard

Sight meets sound, and it's an awkward introduction

At LACMA, the ensemble eighth blackbird is relegated to slideshow accompanist.

In the ranks of important contemporary music groups, eighth blackbird's reputation has sharply risen in recent years. The young ensemble is widely admired for keeping new music alive, kicking and also approachable — minus compromise. Though the group has appeared in the Southland, including at the Ojai Festival — where it will be music director in 2009 — Wednesday's appearance at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Bing Theater was its first in that venue.

By Gregg Shapiro

It's a Queer Year

"Zaka," a 2003 composition by 2005 Outmusic-winning composer Jennifer Higdon, receives its world premiere recording on Strange Imaginary Animals (Cedille) by contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird (which performed here last month in a Houston Friends of Music concert).

By Dominy Clements

An exciting programme, the majority being world premiere recordings, and by an exceptional ensemble which specialises in contemporary music – what more do you want to get the juices flowing?