Posts Tagged: Andrzej Pietrewicz
ACL 2025 ~ Music for Stained Glass
As the holy season approaches, we begin to long for music that makes our souls sing, while avoiding any saccharine sweetness. This year’s albums are united not by institutional frames, but by their spiritual tone. Listeners may feel their hearts
ACL 2025 ~ Music for Stained Glass
As the holy season approaches, we begin to long for music that makes our souls sing, while avoiding any saccharine sweetness. This year’s albums are united not by institutional frames, but by their spiritual tone. Listeners may feel their hearts
Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #9
Seeing the title takes one back to John Lennon reciting, “#9, #9, #9” on “Revolution 9,” the most unusual track on The Beatles’ White Album. Packed with tape loops, samples and spoken word, the track divided critics and flummoxed fans.
Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #9
Seeing the title takes one back to John Lennon reciting, “#9, #9, #9” on “Revolution 9,” the most unusual track on The Beatles’ White Album. Packed with tape loops, samples and spoken word, the track divided critics and flummoxed fans.
ACL 2024 ~ Music for Stained Glass
In our very first year (2012), ACL ran a year-end list called Music for Synagogues and Cathedrals. Since then, the boundaries of spiritual music have greatly expanded. From haunted organ to repurposed hymn, spoken meditation to abraded choir, these artists have experimented
ACL 2024 ~ Music for Stained Glass
In our very first year (2012), ACL ran a year-end list called Music for Synagogues and Cathedrals. Since then, the boundaries of spiritual music have greatly expanded. From haunted organ to repurposed hymn, spoken meditation to abraded choir, these artists have experimented
Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #8
Andrzej Pietrewicz continues to challenge common assumptions of how sacred music can sound. All too often, devotional albums are so safe that they dilute the creativity of the Creator. This Toronto composer knows that awe comes from the unexpected, and that
Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #8
Andrzej Pietrewicz continues to challenge common assumptions of how sacred music can sound. All too often, devotional albums are so safe that they dilute the creativity of the Creator. This Toronto composer knows that awe comes from the unexpected, and that
Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #7
Sacred music poses greater challenges than music in other genres, because sacred music attempts to reflect the essence of the divine. Andrej Pietrewicz has been amassing an impressive discography in this realm over the past few years, with each release
Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #7
Sacred music poses greater challenges than music in other genres, because sacred music attempts to reflect the essence of the divine. Andrej Pietrewicz has been amassing an impressive discography in this realm over the past few years, with each release
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