From Arts Beat: Twenty-three-year-old British playwright Polly Stenham's acclaimed play, That Face, will be hitting stages in New York. (Think that's quite the accomplishment for someone so young? Polly was just 19 when she completed the hit production. And what were you doing when you were 19?) 

From WQXR: Composer and Philip Glass Ensemble soprano Lisa Bielawa is no doubt scrawling away at this very moment as a resident of Rome's American Academy (you know these things, of course, if you've had the chance to read our interview with Lisa), but we're happy to hear the California-born musician will also be taking time out to blog. (Is there a worthier distraction?)

From The WSJ: A fascinating story on percussion taking its place at the music table, as well as a profile of a pioneering percussionist, Jonathan Haas (Juilliard barred the student from giving a recital back in the '70s).

And perhaps you remember? The winner of the Dilettante Music digital residency competition, David T. Little, is a percussionist. The ones to watch, it seems...

From The Guardian: The pub first mentioned the project six years ago, but a new piano, which allows players to alter the tuning of notes either before or during a performance, is now complete. Creator Geoff Smith calls it a "fluid piano," and a multicultural piano, as its sliders provide access to different scales - as musicans have in Indian and Iranian music. It gives the pianist a bit of a DJ vibe, as well, if you ask me.

pictured above: Lisa Bielawa, a scene from a production of Stenham's That Face and Jonathan Haas