Category Archives: Modern Composition
Yamila ~ Noor
Noor is an Arabic word meaning light or divine light. This light comes into play on Yamila‘s album, as the artist seeks to find connection in all things, informed by her time in an ecologist community. The album has a remarkable fluidity of
Yamila ~ Noor
Noor is an Arabic word meaning light or divine light. This light comes into play on Yamila‘s album, as the artist seeks to find connection in all things, informed by her time in an ecologist community. The album has a remarkable fluidity of
Natalia Tsupryk ~ Are We Alive?
Ukrainian composer Natalia Tsupryk has appeared twice on Top Ten Modern Composition chart, most recently with Neil Cowley. Are We Alive? sees her return to the intertwined subjects that characterize her work: opposition to the invasion of Ukraine and reminders that life under
Natalia Tsupryk ~ Are We Alive?
Ukrainian composer Natalia Tsupryk has appeared twice on Top Ten Modern Composition chart, most recently with Neil Cowley. Are We Alive? sees her return to the intertwined subjects that characterize her work: opposition to the invasion of Ukraine and reminders that life under
The Soft Pink Truth ~ Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?
Michael Jordan wore the number 23, which was also the name of a 2007 psychological thriller starring Jim Carrey. There are 23 flavors in each bottle of Dr. Pepper, 23 pairs of chromosomes in the human body, and 23 players
The Soft Pink Truth ~ Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?
Michael Jordan wore the number 23, which was also the name of a 2007 psychological thriller starring Jim Carrey. There are 23 flavors in each bottle of Dr. Pepper, 23 pairs of chromosomes in the human body, and 23 players
Husk Husk ~ Agnus Dei (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Agnus Dei premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2025, and concentrates on a very singular subject: the blessing of lambs whose wool will later be woven into liturgical garments. This ancient Benedictine practice is portrayed with great reverence by Italian
Husk Husk ~ Agnus Dei (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Agnus Dei premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2025, and concentrates on a very singular subject: the blessing of lambs whose wool will later be woven into liturgical garments. This ancient Benedictine practice is portrayed with great reverence by Italian
Kris Davis and the Lutosławski Quartet ~ Solastalgia Suitę
Dramatic, confrontational and unapologetic,Kris Davis and the Lutosławski Quartet‘s Solastalgia Suite tackles the climate crisis head on, with the intention of shaking listeners from their apathy before it is too late. The title is a new word coined by philosopher Glenn Albrecht
Kris Davis and the Lutosławski Quartet ~ Solastalgia Suitę
Dramatic, confrontational and unapologetic,Kris Davis and the Lutosławski Quartet‘s Solastalgia Suite tackles the climate crisis head on, with the intention of shaking listeners from their apathy before it is too late. The title is a new word coined by philosopher Glenn Albrecht
Kyle Preston ~ Music for Disappearing Coastlines
Music for Disappearing Coastlines is two things at once: on the surface, the mini-album is an elegy for the land lost by devouring seas, but as composer Kyle Preston writes, this is also a “meditation on loss – of memory, of the
Kyle Preston ~ Music for Disappearing Coastlines
Music for Disappearing Coastlines is two things at once: on the surface, the mini-album is an elegy for the land lost by devouring seas, but as composer Kyle Preston writes, this is also a “meditation on loss – of memory, of the
ACL 2026 Winter Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
Our Modern Composition preview starts with solo minimalist piano and ends in an orchestral flourish. Our selection channels the moods of winter weather, from soft flurries to untamable storms. And yet even in the maelstrom, there remains a sense of
ACL 2026 Winter Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
Our Modern Composition preview starts with solo minimalist piano and ends in an orchestral flourish. Our selection channels the moods of winter weather, from soft flurries to untamable storms. And yet even in the maelstrom, there remains a sense of
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Elegance is the key word to describe our Modern Composition slate, whose orchestral timbres speak simultaneously to mind and soul. Whether scoring the weather, remembering atrocities or challenging existing regimes, this music calls its listeners to a higher state of mind.
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Elegance is the key word to describe our Modern Composition slate, whose orchestral timbres speak simultaneously to mind and soul. Whether scoring the weather, remembering atrocities or challenging existing regimes, this music calls its listeners to a higher state of mind.
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