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Anaïs Maviel in the garden

Anaïs Maviel’s “Visceral and Beautiful” in the garden (Gold Bolus)

Anaïs Maviel is an experimental composer working primarily in New York. From the composers website,...
Author
Clover Nahabedian
Ring Out

Jessica Meyer Asserts Her Composer-Performer Identity on Ring Out

Sometimes the narrative just melts away. In spaces devoted to classical and new music, murkily curta...
Author
Nick Stevens
2019 albums

Editor’s Picks: 2019 Contemporary Classical Albums

With the year and the decade coming to a close, it’s time for everyone’s “Best of&...
Author
Amanda Cook
Kathleen Supové Eye to Ivory

Kathleen Supové Continues to Innovate on Eye to Ivory (Starkland)

Eye to Ivory (Starkland) is the newest in a line of full-length albums devoted to contemporary piano...
Author
Matthew Younglove
David Bowlin Bird as Prophet

Bird as Prophet: Challenging the Known, Reveling in the Unknown

In his own musical pursuits, violinist David Bowlin continues to reflect the spirit of diversity cha...
Author
Daniel Schreiner
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...
Author
Jarrett Goodchild
New Works for Harp

New Works for Harp: Ben Melsky & Dal Niente Challenge Convention

The harp glissando: it’s a recognizable gesture, one that listeners might associate with cinematic d...
Author
Adam O'Dell
ShoutHouse Cityscapes

ShoutHouse Explores New York City’s History on Debut Album Cityscapes

Cityscapes (New Amsterdam Records) is the first full-length album from ShoutHouse, a collaborative a...
Author
Brianna Matzke
Carolina Eyck Elegies for Theremin & Voice

Carolina Eyck: Elegies for Theremin & Voice (Butterscotch Records)

If you’re a certain kind of listener, you might place Carolina Eyck’s Elegies for Theremin & Voi...
Author
Colin Holter
Donnacha Dennehy's The Hunger

The Hunger: Dennehy and Alarm Will Sound Confront the Legacy of The Famine

2019 has been a banner year for composer Donnacha Dennehy. He collaborated with playwright Enda Wals...
Author
Kathleen McGowan
Anne Lanzilotti in manus tuas

in manus tuas: Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti’s Solo Album Debut

Out on New Focus Recordings is in manus tuas, the debut solo album from composer and violist Anne Le...
Author
Tracy Monaghan
Zeena Parkins Three Harps, Tuning Forks, & Electronics

Three Harps, Tuning Forks & Electronics: Zeena Parkins Pushes Sonic Possibilities

Zeena Parkins’ Three Harps, Tuning Forks & Electronics (Good Child Music) explores both the expr...
Author
Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh
Music from SEAMUS Vol. 28

Music from SEAMUS, Vol 28: Electro-Acoustic Possibilities and Limitations

The festival compilation is an album format especially particular to the New Music community; an ins...
Author
James May
Nathalie Joachim Fanm d'Ayiti

Nathalie Joachim’s Fanm d’Ayiti: a Complex and Multi-Faceted Celebration

On her debut solo album, Fanm d’Ayiti (New Amsterdam Records), Haitian-American composer, flut...
Author
Megan Ihnen
Volti the color of there seen from here

Virtuosity in Variety: Volti’s the color of there seen from here

Volti, a San-Francisco-based vocal ensemble led by Robert Geary, is passionately committed to commis...
Author
Lauren Ishida
Mario Diaz de Leon--Photo by Ebru Yildiz

Track Premiere: Rebekah Heller Performs Mario Diaz de Leon’s Labrys

Today’s track premiere features Rebekah Heller performing Labrys for bassoon and electronics f...
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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...
Author
Jarrett Goodchild
Sam Newsome Chaos Theory

Sam Newsome Breaks New Ground with Chaos Theory

For twenty-five years, Sam Newsome has pursued an unrelenting artistic journey to refine a uniquely...
Author
Jacob Kopcienski
MARANASATI 19111

MARANASATI 19111: Nina Keith’s Debut Album on Grind Select

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Nina Keith presents MARANASATI 19111, a debut full-length album o...
Author
Jillian DeGroot
Anna Webber Septet--Photo by Liz Kosack

Clockwise by Anna Webber Expounds Upon the Essence of Timbre

As her biography states, Canadian-born/Brooklyn-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Anna Webber...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Argus Quartet and Juri Seo Respiri

Respiri: Juri Seo and Argus Quartet Debut Sophomore Portrait on innova

No composer works in a vacuum, but some show their influences more plainly than others. On Respiri,...
Author
Andrew Stock
Jasper String Quartet Unbound

Unbound: Jasper String Quartet Features Post-Minimal Composers

In the past decade, Jasper String Quartet have made a name for themselves as masterful interpreters...
Author
Adam O'Dell
The Exotica Album

The Exotica Album: Øyvind Torvund & BIT20 Ensemble Twist Pastiche into Nostalgia

Norwegian composer Øyvind Torvund’s recent release on Hubro Music, The Exotica Album, is a dreamlike...
Author
James May
American Rapture

American Rapture: RPO Showcases Three Generations of American Contemporary Music

American Rapture, the new release on the hitherto unknown to me Azica label, features Samuel Barber&...
Author
Don Clark
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