Articles

For better or worse, video content has become the number one way to satisfy algorithms and encourage…
Author
Vivian Fung

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
Author
I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

It’s Not Just an Access Problem – Orchestras Aren’t Creating Safe Environments for Black Musicians
Apr 3, 2024
For decades, American orchestras have struggled to increase the number of Black musicians on their r…
Author
Katie Brown

While there are many great things about my recent move to Dalston, East London, one thing that tops…
Author
Michelle Hromin

Anatomy of a Commission: Rethinking Composer-Ensemble Commissions from a Visual Artist Perspective
Apr 1, 2024
Designed for both music creators and their collaborators, “Anatomy of a Commission” is a digital res…
Author
Phong Tran

Hidden in a small port on our smartphone. Nestled on lapels. Disappearing on booms just out of frame…
Author
Jacob Kopcienski

In her website bio, sound artist, musician, and composer Jess Rowland describes her music as being c…
Author
Clover Nahabedian

In July 2022, I reviewed Fierce for I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. The commission by Cincinnati Opera feature…
Author
A. Kori Hill

innova Recordings is pleased to announce the fourth collection of recording projects selected throug…
Author
I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

The floor of Benzaquen Hall at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York was buzzing as aud…
Author
Donna Lee Davidson

MIZU is an artist who knows how to distill the mosaic process of defining oneself. On her debut reco…
Author
Yaz Lancaster

The music of Daniel Temkin is a reminder that aural and visual expressivity are a powerful combinati…
Author
I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

Math and music are often said to be related, but for composer and producer Jlin, they’re inseparable…
Author
Tristan McKay

We Live the Opposite Daring, the sophomore album from the New York-based vocal sextet Ekmeles, is im…
Author
Sofía Rocha

There are views you don’t forget: that first, perfect glimpse to the other side of a mountain pass;…
Author
Juhi Bansal

The music of Afro-Electronica composer, turntablist, and drummer Val Jeanty (aka Val-Inc) blends Hai…
Author
Vanessa Ague

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
Author
I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

Content warning: this review contains discussion of racial violence The Center for Performance Resea…
Author
Jennifer Jolley

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. In one of my favorite photos of composer…
Author
Amanda Cook

Toronto’s new and experimental music scene is saturated with innovative and eccentric artists, so it…
Author
Yaz Lancaster

As listeners, we often tend to organize artists into specific tropes and categorize their music as h…
Author
Michelle Hromin

This interview has been edited for clarity. Composer Du Yun recalls when she sat down to start wri…
Author
Lana Norris

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
Author
I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

On William Brittelle’s “Alive in the Electric Snow Dream,” Nostalgia Meets Sci-Fi Dystopia
Feb 21, 2024
There are no overt samples or references to other works in William Brittelle’s Alive in the Electric…
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte