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Jarrett Goodchild

Jarrett Goodchild is a composer, conductor, and percussionist based in western North Carolina.
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Richard Valitutto nocturnes & lullabies

Lyrical and Exploratory: Richard Valitutto’s nocturnes & lullabies

Richard Valitutto is a GRAMMY-nominated pianist based out of L.A. With a focus mostly on contemporar...
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Jarrett Goodchild
Society of Composers, Inc. Flux Vol. 33

Flux, Volume 33 Features Society of Composers, Inc.

The Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI) has been promoting its members and their music since 1965. SCI...
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Jarrett Goodchild
andPlay playlist

andPlay Makes Strong Debut with playlist (New Focus Recordings)

Violin and viola duo andPlay have been exerting their musical prowess on the world since meeting at...
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Jarrett Goodchild
Chicago Sinfonietta Project W

Chicago Sinfonietta’s Project W Highlights Women Composers

Project W is an initiative by the Chicago Sinfonietta to help highlight and promote “contempor...
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Jarrett Goodchild
Riot Ensemble Speak, Be Silent

Speak, Be Silent: A Testament to Riot Ensemble’s Vision and Artistry

Since 2012, London-based Riot Ensemble has given over 200 world and UK premieres and has become a sp...
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Jarrett Goodchild
Ayça Çetin--Photo by Jabez Co

5 Questions to Ayça Çetin (flutist) about Cosmos New Music

Cosmos New Music is an ensemble dedicated to contemporary music that incorporates multiple genres an...
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Jarrett Goodchild
Þráinn Hjálmarsson influence of buildings on musical tone

Þráinn Hjálmarsson’s Influence of Buildings on Musical Tone

Þráinn Hjálmarsson has found great success in his native Iceland and throughout Europe as a composer...
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Jarrett Goodchild
Leah Asher Retreat Into Afters

Leah Asher’s Retreat Into Afters (Scripts Records) Explores Acoustic Improvisation

Leah Asher’s new album Retreat Into Afters (Scripts Records) was created at the end of a three-year...
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Jarrett Goodchild
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5 Questions to Dianne Berkun Menaker (Founder and Artistic Director, Brooklyn Youth Chorus)

Dianne Berkun Menaker is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Under her d...
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Jarrett Goodchild
Sarah Cahill--Photo by Christine Alicino

5 Questions to Sarah Cahill (pianist) About Music by and for Terry Riley

Sarah Cahill is not only a skilled and accomplished pianist, but also an incredible champion of new...
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Jarrett Goodchild
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5 Questions to Ed Yim (President, American Composers Orchestra)

The 2017-2018 season marks the 40th year of the American Composers Orchestra, the only orchestra in...
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Jarrett Goodchild
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Nick Photinos Debut Album Petits Artéfacts (New Amsterdam Records)

Just looking at the track times for Petits Artéfacts (New Amsterdam Records), it looks more like a p...
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Jarrett Goodchild
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Experimental Opera Hopscotch on The Industry Records

Hopscotch is a completely different kind of album experience! After all, it is the result of a total...
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Jarrett Goodchild
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Finnegan Shanahan’s The Two Halves on New Amsterdam Records

Finnegan Shanahan is one of the many artists and composers that are trying to further blur the lines...
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Jarrett Goodchild
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JFK by David T. Little/Royce Vavrek Premieres in Fort Worth

John and Jaqueline Kennedy are iconic popular figures in American history–not only did they re...
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Jarrett Goodchild
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Martha Mooke’s No Ordinary Window on Monkmusic Records

Martha Mooke’s No Ordinary Window on Monkmusic Records is an amazing look into what is possible with...
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Jarrett Goodchild
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“Dreams and Yearnings:” Martin Bresnick’s Prayers Remain Forever

Composer Martin Bresnick’s Prayers Remain Forever seems to rest at the apex of nihilistic thought an...
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Jarrett Goodchild
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Gosling and McMillen: Powerhouse Pianists II

Titles that make any sort of bold claim usually push me away. When I was asked to review Powerhouse...
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Jarrett Goodchild
Samuel Adams - Photo by Nathan Phillips

5 Questions to Samuel Adams (composer)

On Saturday, November 8, the San Francisco Symphony (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor) will perform...
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Jarrett Goodchild
Nils Bultmann Troubadour Blue

Troubadour Blue by Nils Bultmann on Innova

Often the viola is not thought of as a solo instrument. It is the connecting timbre between violin a...
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Jarrett Goodchild
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Mood Indigo: Symphonic Music of Erik Lotichius on Navona Records

Erik Lotichius has been an island unto himself as a composer for most his career. Proudly voicing hi...
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Jarrett Goodchild

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