Patreon/November update
Got a super exciting month coming up! First of all: I'm finishing the pieces that will be recorded by a viol consort (led by Dara...
Overlapping entrances in Byrd's Mass for Four Voices
1:37-2:00 is a great example of staggered, overlapping entrances--on the words "jesu christe". Flawlessly clear, focused momentum, a...
Modern scores
We all know Morton Feldman was a great lecturer and musical thinker--if you don't, check out his various introductions and lectures such...
New VLOG: "The English Cadence
Firstly, there is an error: BYRD IS YOUNGER THAN TALLIS, BYRD IS YOUNGER THAN TALLIS, BYRD IS YOUNGER THAN TALLIS, BYRD IS YOUNGER THAN...
Quick update
Hi All, I've just returned from a trip upstate, devoted primarily to work on the first act of Arthur, but also to study of the art of...
ICE/Mivos quartet review: part 2–Lachenmann, Fure
Although I will make this brief, I wanted to be absolutely sure I said something clearly: hearing the Mivos quartet play the Lachenmann...
Review: ICE and Mivos quartet at Roulette: Nono, Lachenmann, Ashley Fure, and Chaya Czernowin part 1
Hey everyone! During the day on Tuesday, I fluttered back and forth about whether I was going to go to this concert at Roulette. To think...