Category Archives: Modern Composition
Spring Music Preview 2021 ~ Modern Composition
This spring, a disproportionate amount of the finest albums are found in the field of Modern Composition. The emotions of a full pandemic year are reflected in an array of approaches, from solo piano to small ensemble to full orchestra.
Spring Music Preview 2021 ~ Modern Composition
This spring, a disproportionate amount of the finest albums are found in the field of Modern Composition. The emotions of a full pandemic year are reflected in an array of approaches, from solo piano to small ensemble to full orchestra.
Minihi ~ Recaptures
I’ve been waiting nearly a year for Recaptures, and now it’s finally here! “Hallowed Halls” was the first taste, released last July and one of the best modern composition singles of 2020. “Phemie’s Walk” followed in October, “Lost Takeno” in January.
Minihi ~ Recaptures
I’ve been waiting nearly a year for Recaptures, and now it’s finally here! “Hallowed Halls” was the first taste, released last July and one of the best modern composition singles of 2020. “Phemie’s Walk” followed in October, “Lost Takeno” in January.
Elori Saxl ~ The Blue of Distance
Many of us have a place, a memory, or an image we go back to for solace. Blue skies and blue waters may be the very thing to prevent us feeling blue. Whether a lake stretching endlessly or waves collapsing
Elori Saxl ~ The Blue of Distance
Many of us have a place, a memory, or an image we go back to for solace. Blue skies and blue waters may be the very thing to prevent us feeling blue. Whether a lake stretching endlessly or waves collapsing
Rutger Hoedemaekers ~ The Age of Oddities
While we haven’t finished saying goodbye to Jóhann Jóhannsson, we may have found his successor. Not that Rutger Hoedemaekers wanted to carry such a torch; he’d rather have his friend alive. The Age of Oddities pays tribute to the beloved composer, now three years
Rutger Hoedemaekers ~ The Age of Oddities
While we haven’t finished saying goodbye to Jóhann Jóhannsson, we may have found his successor. Not that Rutger Hoedemaekers wanted to carry such a torch; he’d rather have his friend alive. The Age of Oddities pays tribute to the beloved composer, now three years
Mike Lazarev ~ Out of Time
For the past year, we’ve been living in Pandemic Time, thinking about our own fragility and the relationship of time to eternity. Freed of many ordinary markers ~ work, school, celebrations and vacations ~ we have suffered from time distortion,
Mike Lazarev ~ Out of Time
For the past year, we’ve been living in Pandemic Time, thinking about our own fragility and the relationship of time to eternity. Freed of many ordinary markers ~ work, school, celebrations and vacations ~ we have suffered from time distortion,
A Winged Victory for the Sullen ~ Invisible Cities
The musical careers of Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O’Halloran span back to the 90s with their former groups, but A Winged Victory for the Sullen has already been around for a decade, establishing its own niche. The duo has alternated between studio albums and
A Winged Victory for the Sullen ~ Invisible Cities
The musical careers of Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O’Halloran span back to the 90s with their former groups, but A Winged Victory for the Sullen has already been around for a decade, establishing its own niche. The duo has alternated between studio albums and
Hauschka with Rob Petit and Robert Macfarlane ~ Upstream
Late last year, a gorgeous half-hour film appeared online, streamed by Emergence. Upstream is now back on the film festival circuit, and comes highly recommended, especially for those who enjoyed Esther Kokmeijer’s Stillness. The films share a slow-moving depth, an environmental tug and
Hauschka with Rob Petit and Robert Macfarlane ~ Upstream
Late last year, a gorgeous half-hour film appeared online, streamed by Emergence. Upstream is now back on the film festival circuit, and comes highly recommended, especially for those who enjoyed Esther Kokmeijer’s Stillness. The films share a slow-moving depth, an environmental tug and
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Occurrence
Occurrence is the conclusion of a masterful trilogy that began with 2017’s Recurrence and continued with 2019’s Concurrence. All three are published by Sono Luminus, who has captured lightning in a bottle with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. Over the past two decades, Daniel Bjarnason
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Occurrence
Occurrence is the conclusion of a masterful trilogy that began with 2017’s Recurrence and continued with 2019’s Concurrence. All three are published by Sono Luminus, who has captured lightning in a bottle with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. Over the past two decades, Daniel Bjarnason
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