Mason Bates

composer of Grammy-winning opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs; DJ; former composer-in-residence of Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.

[Mason Bates @masonbates]

Hi everyone — just a heads up that my Facebook page was hacked! Please disregard the random news stories and videos being posted on there — and no, I haven’t become suddenly obsessed with snooker and billiards, in case you were wondering ;)

[Mason Bates @masonbates]

BIG NEWS! The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay will OPEN @MetOpera's 2025–25 Season Sunday, September 21!!!

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[Mason Bates @masonbates]

]@Apple sure can't get its products to people.

3x I've ordered #Airpods yet they require a signature for delivery (no option to change). So it's returned, the engraved product is refunded & presumably discarded.

Giving up on these and go with a company that makes it easy!

[Mason Bates @masonbates]

"On its surface, the beginning stanza of the poem appears to be a beautiful pastoral evocation of nature. As the poem unfolds, you realize that it is the story of a soldier in a place far away from his beloved. " – Rick Perdian, @OperawireNews

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Opening tonight @IndianaUniv @IUJSoM 🙌🙌🙌🙌

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So honored that my piano Concerto is included on the stunning survey of American music by @daniil_trifonov, our greatest living pianist. He brings such depth and elegance, matched with a mercurial sensibility, to everything he does.

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Some happy news for classical music about @ARSymphony, where the symphony orchestra will have a new $12 million home!  Bravo to CEO @cllcello for her creative thinking and also to Simon Woods of @OrchLeague for his insights!

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I'm glad a recent study backs this up!

[Mason Bates @masonbates]

To lovers of classical music, the headline "Classical music as powerful as anti-depressants" comes as no surprise.  Superhuman powers can be found in a Bach cantata, a Ravel tone poem, or an ethereal vocal work by Hildegard. 
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[Mason Bates @masonbates]

@ScalaRadio AI
• cool mix of electronic elements
• heart-breaking as well as quirky

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@marinalsop @Forbes Whoa that's incredible – and well deserved!!

[ICSOM @ICSOM]

Metropolitan Opera Confirms Two New Works - https://t.co/hfSWul6pUV @OperawireNews @METOrchestra @MetOpera @missymazzoli @masonbates #ClassicalMusic #opera #orchestra #arts

[Mason Bates @masonbates]

Thrilled that @pghsymphony released Resurrexit, which brings to life the biblical story with magic and propulsion. The piece begins with Mary mourning after the Crucifixion and then moves into a quicksilver depiction of reanimation and resurrection.

https://t.co/FfKdNooqCE

[Mason Bates @masonbates]

Fascinating exploration of the way new operas on provocative subjects are received critically ... would love to experience Ruinous Gods at Spoletto and see for myself!

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[Mason Bates @masonbates]

Everyone from solo artists to large organizations should check out this FREE masterclass from @AubreyBergauer, whose innovative ideas about growing audiences are balanced with a deep commitment to the core offerings of our field. 6/20 at 10AM PDT: https://t.co/R0C8TzLiap

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“An imaginative, functional work like this is likely to have a lasting shelf-life. “Fantasia” certainly has.”

Thank you to @PittsburghPG's Jeremy Reynolds for this review of Philharmonia Fantastique with @pghsymphony!

https://t.co/nZR5XVUkOE

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How cool is this!? @usairforce Band just played Mothership under Colonel Don Schofield! Mothership imagines the orchestra as a spaceship - which seems quite fitting. Wishing I could have been there to cheer them on and super honored to have been programmed!

[Chicago Symphony Orchestra @chicagosymphony]

On Monday night, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago joined forces with Grammy Award-winning sextet @eighthblackbird for a program of contemporary music led by @Linitaconductor, anchored by @masonbates' mystical Anthology of Fantastic Zoology.

📷: @toddrphoto

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Huge thanks to Civic Orchestra of Chicago and @Linitaconductor for bringing to life my psychedelic bestiary Anthology of Fantastic Zoology in Chicago – love this orchestra and the amazing energy of the players!

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Great article from a superb outlet about an extraordinary human being… #AnneAkikoMeyers has done so much advance classical music into the 21st Century. @SFCV

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