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Music is generally untouchable and untangible. When viewed as the creative outburst of a particular moment, the music then fullfills its purposes, but how can we store it and what benefits does it have? Is archiving a piece of music rather a freezing attempt to store what has to be experienced live?
More in my recent Substack post:
https://substack.com/profile/400573316-donauer/note/c-318717008?r=6mhock
#music #physicalmedia #vinyl #cassette #compactdisc #modernmusic
I've really been trying to NOT be a crabby old millennial lady about "what even are band names nowadays?" but I have to draw the line somewhere. You CANNOT just call yourself "@". Seriously.
Does no one care about SEO anymore? Are we just not supposed to WANT to look up an artist and read more about them??
@. Seriously. I can't. That's just utterly ridiculous.
New Single: “Solar Sailing”
I am over-the-moon excited to announce that my newest chamber piece, Solar Sailing, has officially left the launchpad and is out across the wild cosmos!
This piece was an absolute joy to craft–specially written for The Martians Chamber Group–full of cosmic energy and the kind of sonic exploration that makes me giddy. This has seriously become my own personal little Happy Song!
To celebrate, I brought in some very special, fluffy co-pilots for the official launch promo. Check out the video below to see some stellar bunnies (and a special guest Bug from Brennan Lee Mulligan and Dropout 😂) helping me navigate the cosmos:
Nothing says “advanced contemporary chamber music” quite like a colony of high-velocity space plushies. 🐰✨
🛸 Where to Catch the Flight
Whether you want to own the track today or add it to your favorite weekend playlist, here is the flight plan:
Thank you so much for your support as I map out these musical constellations. Grab your copy, watch the bunnies, and let’s go solar sailing! 🪐🎻
#chamberMusic #electroacoustic #modernMusic #newMusic
A Unique Concert this Sunday!
Come hear performances of my works, “Round Peg Square Hole” and “Organic Circuitry” – only the second time these two pieces have ever been played live!
Sunday April 26th, 3pm at MCC/UCC in the Valley
5730 Cahuenga Ave, North Hollywood
Join the Andromeda Electric Orchestra’s Nebula Ensemble, under the direction of Alfred Surenyan, for “New Sonic Horizons”, featuring new string-quartet instrumentation combining acoustic violin and acoustic cello with 6- and 5-string electric violins—merging classical clarity with a wider electric palette of color, range, and atmosphere.
Featuring guest artists: Sarah Wallin Huff, 6-String Electric Violin & Composer; Christian Dubeau, Composer
Purchase Tickets #chamberMusic #electricViolin #modernMusic #StringQuartet
Now listening on #YouTube
Ryuichi Sakamoto: andata
from async
#Sakamoto #RyuichiSakamoto #Andata #Async #Music #ModernMusic #Muziek #ModerneMuziek
Announcing the “Vanguard of Opera’s Future”
It’s official —
I’m honored to have been selected as one of the international cohorts under Performing Arts Laboratory’s Opera Camp™ Composition & Libretto Program, helping to create a new one-act opera!
I am one of “six international creators selected for the highly competitive inaugural 2025-2026 cohort of the Opera Camp™ Composition & Libretto Program. Chosen from a staggering 425 applications spanning 68 countries (after more than 96k people reached globally), these composers and librettists represent the pinnacle of global talent, tasked with a singular mission: to co-create the future of opera.”
The two Opera Masters from this selection process will create their new one-act opera, which will be premiered in its entirety in Bloomington, IN, and I will join with four other co-creators to collectively create a second one-act opera that will possibly get workshopped at the same Bloomington Opera Camp. Both one-act operas will join the CommunityOperaScores™ catalog, making them available for rental by opera companies and performing arts institutions worldwide, ensuring these organizations can serve their communities by offering high-level artistic practices available for everyone.
Of the selection criteria, Maestro Diego Barbosa-Vásquez, Creator and Artistic Director of the Opera Camp™, said:
“We weren’t just looking for exceptional artists; we were seeking pioneers with the unique vision and collaborative spirit to build a new, community-centric model for the Opera and the Performing Arts. This cohort embodies that transformative potential.”
More from the official website:
You Can Be Part of Opera History
The creation of these new works is not confined to the co-creators. The Bloomington Opera Camp™, a revolutionary multi-generational and multi-level program, will bring these operas to life on stage. Artists, singers, instrumentalists, and arts enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels (7-70+) are invited to register now to be part of this historic premiere. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate directly on the birth of a new opera and perform in its world debut.
Join the Bloomington Opera Camp™ here:
Following the Bloomington, IN premiere of the one-act opera by the two Opera Masters, the orchestral overtures from these works will enjoy a global stage through co-premieres by an international network of allied orchestras from 2026 to 2028.
I can’t reveal anything else specific right now, but I am truly honored and excited to have been chosen to be a part of this ambitious, unique, and progressive endeavor with other talented and authentic creators from around the world!
For press inquiries, please contact Sebastián Fonseca, Press Officer.
Now re-watching while if rains outside:
«Visitors»
by Godfrey Reggio, Philip Glass, and Jon Kane (2013); music by Philip Glass
Glad I've a #Bluray player at home because these films are not readily available on streaming services
#Visitors #Reggio #Glass #PhilipGlass #ModernMusic #Music #Movie #Film
“Not all #virtuosos play #modernmusic, a state of affairs that is not always the soloist’s choice. Once you get to a certain level, the whole team of promoters and agents (not to mention the audience) have to be placated.” #music open.substack.com/pub/iverson/...
TT 554: Unexpected Piano
“Not all #virtuosos play #modernmusic, a state of affairs that is not always the soloist’s choice. Once you get to a certain level, the whole team of promoters and agents (not to mention the audience) have to be placated.” #music open.substack.com/pub/iverson/...
TT 554: Unexpected Piano
One U-bahn stop away there's a Cash Converter type of shop that sells second hand TVs, Playstations, DVDs and the rest, but this week they happened to have a load of 20th Century composition on vinyl going for a euro a disc: German, Austrian, Czechoslovakian, Finnish and American and apparently hardly played. One is even still it its shrink wrap.
A nice little haul.
#vinyl #20thCenturyComposition #modernmusic
Musical Interlude: I struggled to find something good for tonight; I had a few ideas, but today's listening was mostly Renaissance-era stuff from Spain, so a bit esoteric. Then I stumbled on this.
For something refreshingly different...here's a full (if brief) concert of music played on a rare instrument, the glass armonica, played by Thomas Bloch at the Malta International Arts Festival last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=295lAVBzl-Q
#MusicalInterlude #FullConcert #ThomasBloch #GlassArmonica #ModernMusic #ClassicalMusic
Ali Taha Alnobani
Hello everyone!
✨ If you follow me, I’ll follow you back — let’s grow a friendly space together.
Welcome to the list! 😊
#followback #community #connection #music #songs #modernmusic
Weird fetish I have to listen to Finnissy's English Country Tunes (and its dwelling on ecological apocalypse) periodically. Everyone's a fatalist at heart.
October Concert Announcement
Come hear performances of my works, “Round Peg Square Hole” and “Organic Circuitry” – only the second time these two pieces have ever been played live!
Join the Andromeda Electric Orchestra’s Nebula Ensemble, under the direction of Alfred Surenyan, for “Sonic Horizons”, an unforgettable afternoon of dynamic string artistry, electrifying soundscapes, and classical brilliance.
Featuring special guest artists: Wesley Park, Guitar; Sarah Wallin Huff, 6-String Electric Violin & Composer; Christian Dubeau, Composer
And–get your tickets by the end of July (with the code JulySavings) to get 10% off!
More Info Here#cello #chamberMusic #classical #electricViolin #electroacoustic #guitar #livePerformace #modernMusic #StringQuartet #violin
Open invitation for YOU to be involved in a upcoming composition.
For #MusicWomenWednesday
Pascale Criton (b. 1954):
Entre deux, l'éternité (1996)
https://youtu.be/WFkdI2lW4bQ
#ClassicalMusic #ModernMusic #ContemporaryMusic #LivingArtist
«Beneath the Flames for Chorus and Orchestras» by Brian Buch is a five movement work for chorus and orchestra based on the poetry of Taras Shevchenko and the folk music of Ukraine.
Dedicated to the people and country of Ukraine, who have had to endure unimaginable hardships since the Russian invasion of their country.
#TheMetalDogArticleList
#MetalInjection
Album Review: BOTANIST Paleobotany
"Overwhelming, yet calming, Botanist continues to find new ways of bringing their sound into new territories."
https://metalinjection.net/reviews/album-review-botanist-paleobotany
#blackmetal #dulcimer #hammereddulcimer #Otrebor #Botanist #cleanvocals #experiment #progression #modernmusic #Selenotrope #atmosphericblackmetal
Watch "Howard Hanson – Lux aeterna" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/MuTzADF-x0w?si=OzSJ31ibVCG8QQUB
#ClassicalMusic
#ModernMusic
#HowardHanson
#TheMetalDogArticleList
#BraveWords
What Would JIMI HENDRIX Have Done With Modern Guitar Technology? - KIRK HAMMETT, BRUCE KULICK, STEVE VAI And Others Weigh In
#JimiHendrix #guitartechnology #KirkHammett #BruceKulick #SteveVai #modernmusic #rocklegends #innovation #electricguitar #musicindustry #creativegenius
Inspired by the Auerbach Festival in The Hague, last week 😉 here's an attempt at "Boredom"...
https://youtu.be/Q7_-Hb4glkE .
@Curator
#violin #learningviolin #auerbach #ClassicalMusic #modernmusic #contemporarymusic #musician #leraauerbach
Brian Ferneyhough String Quartet No. 6 performed by Arditti Quartet. It feels episodic and yet cohesive.
The Power of Silence: Exploring the Border Between Sound and Quiet in Modernist Music
Silence, often seen as the endpoint of artistic emptiness, is more than just a void. It's a state, an ideal that modernist composers have aspired to in their works. And in the music of Webern, Nono, and Sciarrino, it's not just a backdrop but a key player in their compositions.
These three composers delve into the border between sound and silence, a space of stillness, fragmentation, and fragility that has unlimited potential for expression. They use silence to comment on the act of expression itself, asking questions about how it starts, how it's conveyed, and what happens to it.
In a world where noise often dominates, the music of Webern, Nono, and Sciarrino adds to the modernist interrogation of expression by shining a spotlight on the beauty and power of silence. Join us as we explore this unique sonic territory and uncover the depths of silence in modernist music.
https://doi.org/10.1525/jm.2006.23.3.331
#silentsunday #Silence #ModernMusic #Revolution #Composers #Webern #Nono #Sciarrino #Expression #SilentRevolution #SilentMovement #Stillness #Fragility #Sound #Limitless #SonicTerritory #TheSilentJourney #PowerOfSilence #music
Drums speak too: An examination of modern percussion instruments in the jazz idiom
Jazz has been a leading force in the evolution of music in the United States. The complexity of rhythmic and harmonic languages has grown from the birth of jazz improvisation. Modern percussion instruments played a fundamental role in the development of rhythmic language. Improvised figures between the soloist and sectionals have cultivated a vocabulary still utilized by modern drummers and percussionists today. Moreover, evolving styles matured into a more sophisticated language, demanding a more refined instrument. This presentation explores the development of modern percussion instruments within jazz and improvised music, focusing on the historical and cultural aspects impacting the evolution of percussion instruments. Investigations of stylistic approaches and influences on musical styles will also be examined.
https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0011036
#jazz #music #evolution #percussion #instruments #improvisation #rhythm #harmony #modernmusic #culturalaspects #stylisticapproaches #influences #musicalstyles
A piano trio by one of my music professors. A very kind man. When I was in junior high school, his son and I became best friends without any clue that both our fathers were music professors in the same university and had known each other for many years before that. https://youtu.be/vx4OvOMU4sg #classicalmusic #modernmusic #serialism
I am amazed that pianists can play pieces like this:
Michael Finnissy - Piano Concerto No. 3 (Audio + Full Score)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNn8SRemk_4&t=677s
#contemporarymusic #classicalmusic #modernmusic #piano #pianists #newcomplexity