Category Archives: Modern Composition

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

*Press A* ~ Tumult Kollektiv ~ The Knightling

It all starts with wonder. Adventure as the longing expansion of thinking oneself another. A desire for the stars to burrow into the ground before us, enchantment as the very mechanics of our movement to grasp something that is not

*Press A* ~ Tumult Kollektiv ~ The Knightling

It all starts with wonder. Adventure as the longing expansion of thinking oneself another. A desire for the stars to burrow into the ground before us, enchantment as the very mechanics of our movement to grasp something that is not

Meriheini Luoto ~ Talven uneen vaipuen (Falling Into Winter’s Sleep)

Are you ready for winter yet?  Even if you’re still adjusting to falling leaves and migrating flocks, Talven uneen vaipuen (Falling Into Winter’s Sleep) may put you in the mood.  Why let Christmas have all the fun when winter lasts

Meriheini Luoto ~ Talven uneen vaipuen (Falling Into Winter’s Sleep)

Are you ready for winter yet?  Even if you’re still adjusting to falling leaves and migrating flocks, Talven uneen vaipuen (Falling Into Winter’s Sleep) may put you in the mood.  Why let Christmas have all the fun when winter lasts

Alex Kozobolis ~ Asymmetry

We always want life to make sense, yet despite our best efforts, it does not.  This is the starting point for Asymmetry, which distills a lifetime of thoughts and emotions into 88 keys.  Alex Kozobolis is no stranger to such efforts;

Alex Kozobolis ~ Asymmetry

We always want life to make sense, yet despite our best efforts, it does not.  This is the starting point for Asymmetry, which distills a lifetime of thoughts and emotions into 88 keys.  Alex Kozobolis is no stranger to such efforts;

Jessica Moss ~ Unfolding

Unfolding is dedicated to “a free Palestine in our lifetime,” and builds to the first single and powerful finale, “until all are free.”  According to Jessica Moss, her solo violin music began to flow out of her during the invasion of

Jessica Moss ~ Unfolding

Unfolding is dedicated to “a free Palestine in our lifetime,” and builds to the first single and powerful finale, “until all are free.”  According to Jessica Moss, her solo violin music began to flow out of her during the invasion of

Clarice Jensen ~ in holiday clothing out of the great darkness

The album title is a quotation from Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet, which includes the phrase “what steps forth, in holiday clothing, out of the great darkness.”  Cellist Clarice Jensen regards the image as a metaphor for the

Clarice Jensen ~ in holiday clothing out of the great darkness

The album title is a quotation from Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet, which includes the phrase “what steps forth, in holiday clothing, out of the great darkness.”  Cellist Clarice Jensen regards the image as a metaphor for the