Category Archives: Modern Composition
2019 Winter Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
We continue our march into the new year with our report on the season’s slate in Modern Composition, including everything from solo piano to full fledged orchestra, movie scores to melting glaciers. On this page, we’ll encounter the sweetness of
2019 Winter Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
We continue our march into the new year with our report on the season’s slate in Modern Composition, including everything from solo piano to full fledged orchestra, movie scores to melting glaciers. On this page, we’ll encounter the sweetness of
ACL 2018 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
When averaged, the Modern Composition category included not the most submissions, but the best. We wish we could make this a list of 20, but then we’d have to double every list, and not every category features this many excellent releases in a given year.
ACL 2018 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
When averaged, the Modern Composition category included not the most submissions, but the best. We wish we could make this a list of 20, but then we’d have to double every list, and not every category features this many excellent releases in a given year.
Lubomyr Melnyk ~ Fallen Trees
The Lubomyr Melnyk story is one of the best in music, a sonic parallel to that of J.K. Rowling with more than a touch of magic. After a lifetime of making “continuous music,” the Ukrainian pianist entered the public eye in 2013,
Lubomyr Melnyk ~ Fallen Trees
The Lubomyr Melnyk story is one of the best in music, a sonic parallel to that of J.K. Rowling with more than a touch of magic. After a lifetime of making “continuous music,” the Ukrainian pianist entered the public eye in 2013,
International Contemporary Ensemble Performs Anna Thorvaldsdottir ~ AEQUA
What a treat to hear new music from Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir, teaming up once again with the International Contemporary Ensemble, who made 2015’s In the Light of Air such a delight. ICE has an obvious love for the composer’s music, drawing
International Contemporary Ensemble Performs Anna Thorvaldsdottir ~ AEQUA
What a treat to hear new music from Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir, teaming up once again with the International Contemporary Ensemble, who made 2015’s In the Light of Air such a delight. ICE has an obvious love for the composer’s music, drawing
Frank Horvat / Mivos Quartet ~ For Those Who Died Trying
Here’s something that shouldn’t happen, but does. One should be able to protest garbage being dumped in one’s village or the environmental effects of a coal-fired plant without getting shot. But dozens of people have been abducted or killed in
Frank Horvat / Mivos Quartet ~ For Those Who Died Trying
Here’s something that shouldn’t happen, but does. One should be able to protest garbage being dumped in one’s village or the environmental effects of a coal-fired plant without getting shot. But dozens of people have been abducted or killed in
When Push Comes to Shove: Do We Tug? Or Do We Poll? (United States Midterm Elections List, 2018)
So, what is the cost of freedom? Granted, we’ve all heard the line before, perhaps by a well-meaning, though humorless, high school civics teacher. Between clouds of pulverized chalk, there was likely more than a little reverence shown towards the
When Push Comes to Shove: Do We Tug? Or Do We Poll? (United States Midterm Elections List, 2018)
So, what is the cost of freedom? Granted, we’ve all heard the line before, perhaps by a well-meaning, though humorless, high school civics teacher. Between clouds of pulverized chalk, there was likely more than a little reverence shown towards the
Nordic Affect ~ He(a)r
H(ear) is an album close to our hearts, as it invites a closer listen, reflecting the philosophy of our site. The women of Nordic Affect continue to beguile as they present a multitude of works by female composers ~ including for the first time
Nordic Affect ~ He(a)r
H(ear) is an album close to our hearts, as it invites a closer listen, reflecting the philosophy of our site. The women of Nordic Affect continue to beguile as they present a multitude of works by female composers ~ including for the first time
Daniel Bjarnason ~ Collider
We’ve been fans of Daniel Bjarnason from the start, and with each new release, he’s continued to cement our initial reaction. Collider is a spectacular album, collecting compositions from the artist’s “American period,” initially written for ensembles in Cincinnati and Los Angeles and
Daniel Bjarnason ~ Collider
We’ve been fans of Daniel Bjarnason from the start, and with each new release, he’s continued to cement our initial reaction. Collider is a spectacular album, collecting compositions from the artist’s “American period,” initially written for ensembles in Cincinnati and Los Angeles and
a closer listen 