Previous posts for January 23rd are here: Muzio Clementi (2020), John Luther Adams (2021), Django Reinhardt; Gary Burton (2022), Anita Pointer; Chita Rivera (2023), Marty Paich (2024), and Muzio Clementi (2025)
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Mason Bates (b. 23 January 1977) is a Grammy award-winning American composer.
Taking the Bates
The Metropolitan opera is reviving its season-opening production in February, building on the momentum of recent sold-out performances. – New York Times
Met’s “Kavalier & Clay” mixes stunning production with largely lightweight music – George Grella, New York Classical Review
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
By Mason Bates, whose birthday is today,
Was chosen to start the season at the Met,
And that's about as big as it can get.
The public seems to like it (so there's that),
But critics found the music rather flat,
In spite of this, it really quite a feat
To mount a show and sell out every seat.
And Mason Bates's path to selling tickets.
Was writing music largely free of thickets.
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