New York-based composer Steve Reich has won the Pulitzer Prize for music with his piece Double Sextet. Reich composed the work for two identical sextets of instruments, each made up of flute, clarinet ...

Legendary experimental composer Steve Reich is turning 80 this year, and he’s celebrating in part by holding the 2016–2017 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair, a composing residency at the ...

Steve Reich, a pioneer in tape music and American minimalism, has established himself as one of the "first generation" composers of our time. Jeffrey Brown interviews Reich about his work. Steve Reich ...

Forgive the pun, but the American composer Steve Reich has had his finger on the pulse of Western music for over six decades. Like the rudimentary shapes and colors of Sol LeWitt's deceptively ...

Steve Reich’s music always, and often spectacularly so, knows where it’s going. It may surprise you. Startlingly sudden shifts of meter and/or harmony are a trademark. You might not expect to end up ...

When it comes to contemporary classical music and specifically the genre known as minimalism, few composers lay claim to the accolades bestowed on Steve Reich. Celebrating his 80th year on the planet, ...

A novel approach to Mozart’s Requiem, orchestral works by Tania León and music conducted by Joe Hisaishi are among the highlights. I’m the digital editor for the Culture desk at The New York Times.

Our Daily Breather is a series where we ask writers and artists to recommend one thing that's helping them get through the days of isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. NPR Music's Tom Huizenga ...

The 88-year-old composer, who talks as fast as the interlocking phrases of his music, looks back on crucial moments in a career that moved... Steve Reich has always been able to hear the pulse Forgive ...

Steve Reich’s music always, and often spectacularly so, knows where it's going. It may surprise you. Startlingly sudden shifts of meter and/or harmony are a trademark. You might not expect to end up ...

I’m the digital editor for the Culture desk at The New York Times. Here are five things that have delighted me recently. By Robin Kawakami She sparred with avant-garde instrumentalists and used ...