Surprise!!
Just when you thought we’ve been musically laying low… There’s a brand-new online-only CD release by fellow S21 regular and composer David Toub, realized by yours truly (Steve Layton, for…
Owww, Canada
Growing up in a podunk, nil-culture, border-ish town in Washington State, half of my classical education came by way of drifty, static-filled, late-night AM listening to the CBC. Not only…
You Can Trust Your Car to the Man Who Wears a Star
Dance is always about music, and music is, more often than not, about dance. But how does dance animate music, and music animate dance? This seemed to be the central…
In Gent
“Deze naam zegt jullie allicht niks, Marco Antonio woont nu nog in Gent, maar verhuist binnenkort naar Deinze. Als solist voor kamer- en orkestmuziek heeft Marco Mazzini internationaal opgetreden in…
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat
Congratulations are in order to Joan Tower and our friends at Naxos for nearly running the table on the classical music goodies in last night’s Grammy love fest. Tower’s Made…
Leon the Wimp
I wouldn’t have gone but if I had gone I wouldn’t whine about it later from the safety of my keypad.
One Thing I don’t Miss about Seattle…
…The Seattle Times‘ forever-esconced-but-barely-there music crtic, Melinda Bargreen (reviewing Thursday’s Seattle Symphony concert): When a conductor picks up a microphone to address the audience about the music they’re going to…
Let’s Make a List
I’ll start: Fog Tropes – Ingram Marshall When Crows Gather – Lewis Spratlan
Galen Does YouTube
Remember Galen Brown’s piece “Waiting in the Tall Grass” which was premiered by Relâche last November? Sure, you do. Here it is in two parts on YouTube: ReYbo4hByHg CDWvhfBT9nI&feature=user
jorge liderman, 1957-2008
The composer Jorge Liderman died Sunday morning after reportedly jumping in front of an oncoming BART train in the Berkeley, CA area. I had initially heard of him after coming…