Phil Lesh and Elliott Carter. Photo by Jeffrey Herman, courtesy of NewMusicBox.
Phil Lesh, 1940-2024
The Amphion Foundation is sad to learn of Phil Lesh’s passing. Lesh may have been best known as the bassist for the Grateful Dead, but he was also a friend and admirer of Elliott Carter’s music. Conversation was always lively and full of laughter between the two, as evidenced by their …
Elliott Carter Speaks Review in MTO
John Link provides an in-depth review of Elliott Carter Speaks: Unpublished Lectures, edited and with an introduction by Laura Emmery, for Music Theory Online.
Amphion Foundation Relaunches Carter Special Grant Program
First launched in 2019, the Amphion Foundation’s Elliott Carter Special Grant Program is open for applications for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. The program, which will now accept applications on an ongoing basis with two annual review periods, provides support for special projects …
Remembering Elliott Carter After 10 Years
In honor of the 10th anniversary of his death, we look back at some of the beautiful and touching tributes from Carter's closest friends, colleagues, and collaborators.