Category Archives: Modern Composition
Rebecca Foon & Aliayta Foon-Dancoes ~ Reverie
What a joy to hear these sisters playing together! Cellist Rebecca Foon is well-known as an integral member of Thee Silver Mt. Zion and Esmerine, while violinist Aliayta Foon-Dancoes has won awards for her own work. Those who saw Esmerine live on
Rebecca Foon & Aliayta Foon-Dancoes ~ Reverie
What a joy to hear these sisters playing together! Cellist Rebecca Foon is well-known as an integral member of Thee Silver Mt. Zion and Esmerine, while violinist Aliayta Foon-Dancoes has won awards for her own work. Those who saw Esmerine live on
Nainita Desai ~ Tesselation
We first encountered Nainita Desai in 2021 as the composer of The Reason I Jump, one of our top film scores of that year. Now she has composed the score for what may be one of the greatest light installations
Nainita Desai ~ Tesselation
We first encountered Nainita Desai in 2021 as the composer of The Reason I Jump, one of our top film scores of that year. Now she has composed the score for what may be one of the greatest light installations
Curve Ensemble ~ Towards the Light
Take a moment to consider the phrase, Towards the Light. Curve Ensemble‘s artistic director allowed each composer, some from within the ensemble and others without, to interpret the phrase in their own way. This resulted in seven remarkable pieces that work
Curve Ensemble ~ Towards the Light
Take a moment to consider the phrase, Towards the Light. Curve Ensemble‘s artistic director allowed each composer, some from within the ensemble and others without, to interpret the phrase in their own way. This resulted in seven remarkable pieces that work
Various Artists ~ Shorts
London’s Bigo & Twigetti label kicks off spring with two releases that each combine the talents of multiple composers. Shorts is an appetizer, nine tracks in mine minutes, while Towards the Light is the main course. We’ll be covering one today and the
Various Artists ~ Shorts
London’s Bigo & Twigetti label kicks off spring with two releases that each combine the talents of multiple composers. Shorts is an appetizer, nine tracks in mine minutes, while Towards the Light is the main course. We’ll be covering one today and the
ACL 2025 ~ Spring Music Preview: Modern Composition
Whether celebrating the new season or extending a feeling of peace, composing works about the color blue or new parenthood, or addressing our current societal crisis, these composers create a feeling that maybe everything will turn out all right. Connected
ACL 2025 ~ Spring Music Preview: Modern Composition
Whether celebrating the new season or extending a feeling of peace, composing works about the color blue or new parenthood, or addressing our current societal crisis, these composers create a feeling that maybe everything will turn out all right. Connected
Macie Stewart ~ When the Distance Is Blue
“The world is blue at its edges and in its depths,” writes Rebecca Solnit in the first of four elaborate, interconnected essays, each titled “The Distance of Blue,” collected in A Field Guide to Getting Lost. She writes of the
Macie Stewart ~ When the Distance Is Blue
“The world is blue at its edges and in its depths,” writes Rebecca Solnit in the first of four elaborate, interconnected essays, each titled “The Distance of Blue,” collected in A Field Guide to Getting Lost. She writes of the
Halvcirkel & Anders Lauge Meldgaard ~ Spirit
Spirit reunites Copenhagen composer Anders Lauge Meldgaard with string trio Halvcirkel, following the År & Dag collaboration Fragment 94. But something’s a little different this time; violinist Pernille Kristiansen is on parental leave (congratulations!) and Meldgaard is stepping up on New Ondomo, billed
Halvcirkel & Anders Lauge Meldgaard ~ Spirit
Spirit reunites Copenhagen composer Anders Lauge Meldgaard with string trio Halvcirkel, following the År & Dag collaboration Fragment 94. But something’s a little different this time; violinist Pernille Kristiansen is on parental leave (congratulations!) and Meldgaard is stepping up on New Ondomo, billed
Gellért Szabó’s Ideal Orchestra ~ Live at Berghain
Words to describe Live at Berghain: pummeling, overwhelming, emotional. And yet also: tender, restrained, thoughtful. The cover image suggests desolation and loss, the track titles religion, war, heroism. How can a set be all these things at once? The one-hour concert from
Gellért Szabó’s Ideal Orchestra ~ Live at Berghain
Words to describe Live at Berghain: pummeling, overwhelming, emotional. And yet also: tender, restrained, thoughtful. The cover image suggests desolation and loss, the track titles religion, war, heroism. How can a set be all these things at once? The one-hour concert from
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