Hack Bome and De Materie...
Last night, I attended a New York performance of De Materie, Louis Andriessen’s 90 minute colossal, inspired, stage work (somewhat like...
New Patreon Post + Verdi
https://www.patreon.com/posts/4807964?alert=1 There it is. Click on it. Go ahead. Listening to Verdi, you quickly have to banish words...
Update + Coleman Hawkins and Sonny Rollins
Hey all, I’ve disappeared from these hallowed pages the past week or two primarily because I’ve been working with Nick on getting our...
Questioning your masters
It’s important to never let critical judgement lapse even with your greatest heroes. I’ll give you an example: the other night, I was...
William Byrd-"Alack, when I look back"
Byrd was an immensely versatile and masterful composer, unequaled in England and some would argue abroad. Quite the musical Shakespeare...
The In Nomine
I want to talk about the In Nomine, provide examples of them, then show you my own example. The In Nomine is an English form of...
