– A memorial service for recording engineer Curt Wittig will be held at the All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in Washington, DC, on Saturday, November 5th at 11:00 am. Read about Curt here.

– counter)induction begins its season with music of Boulez, Feldman, Scelsi, Davidovsky, Webern, Babbitt, and Kyle Bartlett at the Tenri Cultural Institute in NYC, Sunday, October 30 at 8:00 pm. Saxophonist Matt Levy of the Prism Quartet is featured.

-The Crossing, coming off their participation in the James Dillon extravaganza at Miller Theater, has announced a project called The Gulf (between you and me), beginning with a workshop in Philadelphia with composer Chris Jonas and poet Pierre Joris, November 12, 2011, at 1:00 pm at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. More info here.

– Network for New Music opens its season at the World Cafe in Philadelphia on Sunday, November 6 at 7:30 pm. Music by Ingrid Arauco, Joseph Hallman, Louis Karchin, Thomas Kraines, Andrew Rudin, Arne Running, and Robert Schulz.