Album Review – Nightflower
On January 25, 2019, Long Echo Records released composer Elliot Cole’s debut solo album, Nightflower. This album occupies the vague space between the generated and constructed, and lives up to…
ArchiTAK at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music
NEW YORK – On February 10th, 2018, Architek Percussion and TAK ensemble presented five US premieres in the DiMenna Center for Classical Music’s Benzaquen Hall. The program, charmingly titled ArchiTAK,…
Horror in Opera, in Virtual Reality: The Parksville Murders
To open with a broad stroke, opera is generally seen as a medium that embraces tradition. For example, while the repertoire certainly has a myriad more terrifying works to offer,…
Metropolis Ensemble Presents: Memory Palace (Preview)
On Monday, November 20 in New York, Metropolis Ensemble percussionist Ian Rosenbaum will present an hour-long, seamless musical narrative culminating in Christopher Cerrone’s evocative work Memory Palace. Through electro-acoustic soundscapes,…
RIP Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
English composer and conductor Peter Maxwell Davies died on Monday, March 14th 2016. At the age of 81, Davies passed away in his Orkney home. The cause of death was…
Orchids and Violence in Brooklyn
March 4. Knitting Factory: Brooklyn, NY. Michael Daves album release concert. Michael Daves was certainly apt in titling his debut solo album Orchids and Violence. The album presents twenty-four tracks:…
Locrian Chamber Players Return to Riverside
On August 27, 2015, the Locrian Chamber Players gathered on the 10th floor of Riverside Church to present a program of classical contemporary music. The Locrian Chamber Players set themselves…