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Ukrainian Field Notes XXXI
Welcome to a new streamlined episode of Ukrainian Field Notes. This month, we interviewed Mariana Bondarenko head of music and Iryna Lobanok Music Programme Manager at the Ukrainian Institute for our regular podcast on the London based community radio Resonance
Ukrainian Field Notes XXXI
Welcome to a new streamlined episode of Ukrainian Field Notes. This month, we interviewed Mariana Bondarenko head of music and Iryna Lobanok Music Programme Manager at the Ukrainian Institute for our regular podcast on the London based community radio Resonance
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The final segment of our Spring Music Preview covers releases in a variety of genres, symbolizing the vitality of the industry. We’re super-excited about spring, and this is only the tip of the (melting) iceberg. This week we’ve covered hundreds
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The final segment of our Spring Music Preview covers releases in a variety of genres, symbolizing the vitality of the industry. We’re super-excited about spring, and this is only the tip of the (melting) iceberg. This week we’ve covered hundreds
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Modern Composition
This year’s spring slate is packed with so much sweetness, it can hardly be contained. From solo piano albums to chamber orchestras, ballet to film scores, entire worlds are represented. Some artists find a Crayola box of timbres in a
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Modern Composition
This year’s spring slate is packed with so much sweetness, it can hardly be contained. From solo piano albums to chamber orchestras, ballet to film scores, entire worlds are represented. Some artists find a Crayola box of timbres in a
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Jazz & Improvisation
We usually separate jazz into our Experimental and Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz sections, but this season there’s so much of it (in pure and improvised forms) that we’ve given it a spotlight. This being said, we hope that our
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Jazz & Improvisation
We usually separate jazz into our Experimental and Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz sections, but this season there’s so much of it (in pure and improvised forms) that we’ve given it a spotlight. This being said, we hope that our
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Experimental
This year’s spring slate of experimental music is so large that we’ve split it into two parts. Today’s post covers electro-acoustic and avant-garde works, while tomorrow’s will cover improvised and experimental jazz. There are some truly unique recordings on the
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Experimental
This year’s spring slate of experimental music is so large that we’ve split it into two parts. Today’s post covers electro-acoustic and avant-garde works, while tomorrow’s will cover improvised and experimental jazz. There are some truly unique recordings on the
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Electronic
What will you be listening to as the snow melts, the flowers bloom and the birds return? What will you play when you open your car windows for the first time this year, letting the fresh air in and the
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Electronic
What will you be listening to as the snow melts, the flowers bloom and the birds return? What will you play when you open your car windows for the first time this year, letting the fresh air in and the
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Ambient & Drone
Astronomical spring is only two weeks away, and hundreds of spring albums have begun to poke through the sonic ether like crocuses and daffodils through dirt. In a few weeks time, the bouquets will become fields, and the hills will
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Ambient & Drone
Astronomical spring is only two weeks away, and hundreds of spring albums have begun to poke through the sonic ether like crocuses and daffodils through dirt. In a few weeks time, the bouquets will become fields, and the hills will
SP* Episode 34: OLD & NEW DREAMS – with Kerry O’Brien and Will Robin [podcast]
This episode of Sound Propositions features scholars Kerry O’Brien and Will Robin, editors of the recent anthology On Minimalism: Documenting a Musical Movement. Described as a historical source reader, the book compiles over 100 primary sources retelling the story of
SP* Episode 34: OLD & NEW DREAMS – with Kerry O’Brien and Will Robin [podcast]
This episode of Sound Propositions features scholars Kerry O’Brien and Will Robin, editors of the recent anthology On Minimalism: Documenting a Musical Movement. Described as a historical source reader, the book compiles over 100 primary sources retelling the story of
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