Category Archives: Modern Composition
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.
Rutger Zuydervelt and Lucija Gregov ~ FLUX (music for a performance by still still / Marta & Kim)
Rutger Zuydervelt has been extremely active this season, releasing a series of solo and collaborative works across multiple genres. FLUX sees the artist returning to the fruitful collaboration with the circus / dance duo Marta & Kim (Marta Alstadsæter and Kim-Jomi Fischer),
Rutger Zuydervelt and Lucija Gregov ~ FLUX (music for a performance by still still / Marta & Kim)
Rutger Zuydervelt has been extremely active this season, releasing a series of solo and collaborative works across multiple genres. FLUX sees the artist returning to the fruitful collaboration with the circus / dance duo Marta & Kim (Marta Alstadsæter and Kim-Jomi Fischer),
Cicada ~ Gazing the Shades of White
After Seeking the Sources of Streams, Cicada is now tracing the paths left by glaciers, Gazing the Shades of White. Their journey takes them from Greenland’s Ilulissat fjord to Iceland’s famed Jökulsárlón lagoon, from New Zealand’s Aoraki to Taiwan’s juniper-lined Snow Mountain. The music
Cicada ~ Gazing the Shades of White
After Seeking the Sources of Streams, Cicada is now tracing the paths left by glaciers, Gazing the Shades of White. Their journey takes them from Greenland’s Ilulissat fjord to Iceland’s famed Jökulsárlón lagoon, from New Zealand’s Aoraki to Taiwan’s juniper-lined Snow Mountain. The music
Hania Rani ~ Non Fiction
How does music communicate across the ages, and what can it teach about fragility, conflict, resistance and peace? In composing Non Fiction, a symphony presented by the 45-member Manchester Collective, conducted by Hugh Tieppo-Brunt with appearances from Jack Wylie and Valentina
Hania Rani ~ Non Fiction
How does music communicate across the ages, and what can it teach about fragility, conflict, resistance and peace? In composing Non Fiction, a symphony presented by the 45-member Manchester Collective, conducted by Hugh Tieppo-Brunt with appearances from Jack Wylie and Valentina
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