ACL 2014: Top Ten Drone

The extended tones of drone can undulate and loop or attack like disturbed bees; they can lull one to sleep or startle one awake.  Both types of drone are represented in this year’s picks.  Some familiar names are present, joined

Robert Curgenven ~ They tore the earth and, like a scar, it swallowed them / Sirène

The internet age poses both opportunity and difficulty for the politically minded instrumental composer.  The opportunity is that the liner notes can be shared far and wide, even to those who don’t purchase the music.  The difficulty is that many