Category Archives: Modern Composition
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
Copenhagen Clarinet Choir & Anders Lauge Meldgaard ~ Jeux d’eau
A fine year of collaboration continues for Anders Lauge Meldgaard, who this spring released a set with Halvcirkel, last week appeared on an LP with Valby Vokalgruppe and now shares billing on the new release from Copenhagen Clarinet Choir. The name
Copenhagen Clarinet Choir & Anders Lauge Meldgaard ~ Jeux d’eau
A fine year of collaboration continues for Anders Lauge Meldgaard, who this spring released a set with Halvcirkel, last week appeared on an LP with Valby Vokalgruppe and now shares billing on the new release from Copenhagen Clarinet Choir. The name
Ensemble 0 ~ L’Incroyable Femme Des Neiges
Sébastien Betbeder’s comedy-drama L’Incroyable Femme Des Neige (The Incredible Snow Woman) looks like a lot of fun based on the trailer, but don’t judge the film score by the trailer music. What Ensemble 0 (Sylvain Chauveau, Stéphane Garin & Joël Mérah)
Ensemble 0 ~ L’Incroyable Femme Des Neiges
Sébastien Betbeder’s comedy-drama L’Incroyable Femme Des Neige (The Incredible Snow Woman) looks like a lot of fun based on the trailer, but don’t judge the film score by the trailer music. What Ensemble 0 (Sylvain Chauveau, Stéphane Garin & Joël Mérah)
The Second Hand Orchestra ~ Puzzle
The Second Hand Orchestra‘s last two releases were cover-dominant, but immensely appealing. The Slow Summer EP contained orchestral versions of summer nuggets including “Summertime Sadness” and “Cruel Summer,” as well as a traditional Swedish graduation tune, recorded outdoors. Before that
The Second Hand Orchestra ~ Puzzle
The Second Hand Orchestra‘s last two releases were cover-dominant, but immensely appealing. The Slow Summer EP contained orchestral versions of summer nuggets including “Summertime Sadness” and “Cruel Summer,” as well as a traditional Swedish graduation tune, recorded outdoors. Before that
a closer listen 