Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Meredith Monk, Memory Game, Vocal Ensemble and Bang On A Can All Stars

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My first brush with Meredith Monk, as I may have mentioned before, was some time in the mid-70s when JCOA distributed her first album and ...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Michael Gordon, Anonymous Man, The Crossing, Donald Nally

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As I write this the COVID-19 lockdown is in effect for the state of New Jersey, USA. All non-essential business folks are working from hom...
Monday, March 23, 2020

Cenk Ergun, Sonare & Celare, JACK Quartet

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What is new in New Music? Judging by the albums I've covered in the last few weeks, it is still the case that anything goes and if it ...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

Ensemble Made in Canada, Mosaique

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As I write this the Pandemic has wrought huge changes around me and around the world. Many steps have been taken to try and slow down the ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Minimal Works, Alessandro Viale, Piano

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From Italy we have pianist Alessandro Viale and his well-considered program of Minimal Works (KHA 018). As I have been listening it strike...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Sandbox Percussion, And That One Too

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A quartet known as Sandbox Percussion makes its debut this season with their album And That One Too (Coviello Contemporary COV91918). It c...

John J. Becker, Soundpieces 1-7, FLUX Quartet, etc.

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John J. Becker (1886-1961) has been enshrouded in obscurity in our lifetime, even though he was a part of an early Modern US group of comp...