Category Archives: Modern Composition
Ghostwriter ~ Tremulant
2024 has been a great year for alternative sacred music, exemplified in albums from Shards, Salt of the Sound, Andrzej Pietrewicz and Wild Up (performing the music of Julius Eastman). Now we can add the Ghostwriter quartet, led by Mark Brent,
Ghostwriter ~ Tremulant
2024 has been a great year for alternative sacred music, exemplified in albums from Shards, Salt of the Sound, Andrzej Pietrewicz and Wild Up (performing the music of Julius Eastman). Now we can add the Ghostwriter quartet, led by Mark Brent,
Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Modern Composition
Modern composition is looking incredibly strong this fall, as evidenced by the fact that half of our Ten Fall Albums to Check Out Now! came from this category. One of these albums was literally buried for three years; another one
Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Modern Composition
Modern composition is looking incredibly strong this fall, as evidenced by the fact that half of our Ten Fall Albums to Check Out Now! came from this category. One of these albums was literally buried for three years; another one
Max Richter ~ In a Landscape
Max Richter would not mind at all if you curled up with a good book while listening to his music. His new album is intended to be a bookend to The Blue Notebooks, one of the artist’s earliest and best loved
Max Richter ~ In a Landscape
Max Richter would not mind at all if you curled up with a good book while listening to his music. His new album is intended to be a bookend to The Blue Notebooks, one of the artist’s earliest and best loved
Laurence Pike ~ The Undreamt-of Centre
While many great requiems have been written over the years, their form has remained staid. How might one inject new life into an old musical form about death? Can a modern requiem be both unique and reverent? After losing his
Laurence Pike ~ The Undreamt-of Centre
While many great requiems have been written over the years, their form has remained staid. How might one inject new life into an old musical form about death? Can a modern requiem be both unique and reverent? After losing his
Marie Awadis ~ Études Mélodiques
“The moment you accept yourself, doors open”, says Marie Awadis, explaining the origins of new album Études Mélodiques. It’s a powerful message, and a powerful album, right from the thundering opening chord of the first Étude, “Playing Games”. It’s also
Marie Awadis ~ Études Mélodiques
“The moment you accept yourself, doors open”, says Marie Awadis, explaining the origins of new album Études Mélodiques. It’s a powerful message, and a powerful album, right from the thundering opening chord of the first Étude, “Playing Games”. It’s also
Lambert ~ Actually Good
The first time I went to see Lambert play live, I got more than I bargained for. It was one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen, and not just because of the music. Nowadays, when I go to watch
Lambert ~ Actually Good
The first time I went to see Lambert play live, I got more than I bargained for. It was one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen, and not just because of the music. Nowadays, when I go to watch
Wild Up ~ Julius Eastman Vol. 4 The Holy Presence
Wild Up, the Los Angeles band/new music ensemble, has been releasing recordings of their performances of the work of Julius Eastman for going on five years now. It is as much a work of archival recovery as a creative endeavor
Wild Up ~ Julius Eastman Vol. 4 The Holy Presence
Wild Up, the Los Angeles band/new music ensemble, has been releasing recordings of their performances of the work of Julius Eastman for going on five years now. It is as much a work of archival recovery as a creative endeavor
Zosha Warpeha ~ silver dawn
An old truth runs through the systems of folk musics: art belongs to everyone, and it is never truly made in isolation. Every melody holds a vast, remote knowledge, a singularity expressed in the moment of playing, each musician embodying
Zosha Warpeha ~ silver dawn
An old truth runs through the systems of folk musics: art belongs to everyone, and it is never truly made in isolation. Every melody holds a vast, remote knowledge, a singularity expressed in the moment of playing, each musician embodying
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