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Amanda Cook

Amanda Cook (she/her) is a music critic and digital editor based in the Twin Cities. She is the Editor of I CARE IF YOU LISTEN.
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yMusic Balance Problems

yMusic’s Balance Problems: Unveiling the Intimacy of Chamber Music

In the introduction to her 2013 book Chasing Sound, author Susan Schmidt Horning states: “The evolut...
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Amanda Cook
Stephen Fine

5 questions to Stephen Fine (violist, educator)

Stephen Fine As a young mu...
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Amanda Cook
Lewis Spratlan: Apollo and Daphne Variations

BMOP Delivers Stellar Performances on Apollo and Daphne Variations

It is an all too familiar scene: patrons travel to a grandiose hall to hear a major symphony orchest...
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Amanda Cook
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Lawler + Fadoul’s Prelude Cocktail: Collaborative Artistry at its Finest

American flute and marimba duo Lawler + Fadoul have worked together for over ten years, and listener...
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Amanda Cook
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Redefining mixed-media collaboration: Ingram Marshall and Jim Bengston’s Alcatraz (Starkland)

Composer Ingram Marshall and photographer Jim Bengston have joined the ranks of Steve Reich and John...
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Amanda Cook
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When man and machine play together: Andrew May’s Imaginary Friends (navona)

Aptly named in an age of technology-induced isolation, Imaginary Friends (navona) explores the relat...
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Amanda Cook
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