Category Archives: Modern Composition
2020 Winter Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
Perhaps more than any other musical genre, modern composition speaks to all seasons (thank you, Vivaldi!). Whatever hemisphere you’re living in, you’ll find some music here to match your climate. Others may be living in winter while dreaming of spring;
2020 Winter Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
Perhaps more than any other musical genre, modern composition speaks to all seasons (thank you, Vivaldi!). Whatever hemisphere you’re living in, you’ll find some music here to match your climate. Others may be living in winter while dreaming of spring;
A Closer Listen’s Best Modern Composition Albums of the Decade
How does one decide between piano and orchestra, between the lugubrious and buoyant? The modern composition genre offers a wide range of timbres and emotions, and is the only genre we cover that is also recognized by the major music
A Closer Listen’s Best Modern Composition Albums of the Decade
How does one decide between piano and orchestra, between the lugubrious and buoyant? The modern composition genre offers a wide range of timbres and emotions, and is the only genre we cover that is also recognized by the major music
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Some of the year’s most ambitious projects are found in this category, crisscrossing the globe from the history of Appalachia to the future of Australia. Visual poems tell deep stories; singers connect to folklore and spirit. And everywhere, there are
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Some of the year’s most ambitious projects are found in this category, crisscrossing the globe from the history of Appalachia to the future of Australia. Visual poems tell deep stories; singers connect to folklore and spirit. And everywhere, there are
Cicada ~ Hiking in the Mist
Hiking in the Mist is a departure of sorts for Cicada. The group is now down to a quartet, but they’ve realized a life-long dream: leaving the ocean behind, the four have ventured into the forest, both literally and thematically. In the
Cicada ~ Hiking in the Mist
Hiking in the Mist is a departure of sorts for Cicada. The group is now down to a quartet, but they’ve realized a life-long dream: leaving the ocean behind, the four have ventured into the forest, both literally and thematically. In the
Anne Müller ~ Heliopause
This is Anne Müller‘s first solo album. That can’t be true, can it? We’ve grown so used to hearing the cellist and reading her name that we’ve neglected to note that none of the over sixty albums on which she’s played has
Anne Müller ~ Heliopause
This is Anne Müller‘s first solo album. That can’t be true, can it? We’ve grown so used to hearing the cellist and reading her name that we’ve neglected to note that none of the over sixty albums on which she’s played has
Rituals ~ Rituals
Rituals is a unique project by Jacob Ridderberg, who has taken a page out of Steve Reich’s book of minimalism in order to highlight qualities of the saxophone otherwise easy to miss. One of the most interesting is an almost
Rituals ~ Rituals
Rituals is a unique project by Jacob Ridderberg, who has taken a page out of Steve Reich’s book of minimalism in order to highlight qualities of the saxophone otherwise easy to miss. One of the most interesting is an almost
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Concurrence
The Sono Luminus follow-up to the 2017 CD Recurrence affords listeners a golden opportunity to hear new works from Anna Thorvaldsdóttir, Haukur Tómasson, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir and Páll Ragnar Pálsson as performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Daniel Bjarnason, and all
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Concurrence
The Sono Luminus follow-up to the 2017 CD Recurrence affords listeners a golden opportunity to hear new works from Anna Thorvaldsdóttir, Haukur Tómasson, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir and Páll Ragnar Pálsson as performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Daniel Bjarnason, and all
Keaton Henson ~ Six Lethargies
Those who have enjoyed the music of Keaton Henson over the past decade may be surprised to discover his instrumental side; he’s known for tender ballads sung in the Damien Rice style, his voice a reed perpetually on the verge of breaking.
Keaton Henson ~ Six Lethargies
Those who have enjoyed the music of Keaton Henson over the past decade may be surprised to discover his instrumental side; he’s known for tender ballads sung in the Damien Rice style, his voice a reed perpetually on the verge of breaking.
a closer listen 