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Brain Hulse's Pseudosynthesis Album Review
With unusual instrument pairs and contrasting moods, Brian Hulse's album Pseudosynthesis showcases musical voices that complement each other yet retain individual quirks. more...
Artists Around the World Album Review
Stephen Funk Pearson's latest album takes listeners on a musical journey to high mountaintops and quiet streams with compositions for guitar, mandolin, marimba and more. more...
Jody Redhage and the Fire in July ensemble provide listeners with a whirlwind tour through an eclectic array of musical styles in their debut album Ancient Star. more...
The Bonesetter's Daughter Opera
Amy Tan, the author of five New York Times bestsellers, two children's books and numerous magazine articles, is finally trying her hand at an opera libretto. more...
Canada is a country often jibed about its abundance of snow and ice, but composer Vincent Ho will turn that humor into artistry. more...
New Music The Gameboy Madrigals
Composer and guitar teacher Joey Mariano has released the Gameboy Madrigals as a free download. The music combines psuedo-medieval polyphony with video bleeps and buzz. more...
Sir Harrison Birtwistle, along with librettist David Harsent, has created an opera that explores the themes of betrayal and escape in the oft-told myth of the Minotaur. more...
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Bridgemusic for Henry Hudson Year
Joseph Bertolozzi composed music for a bridge. Since the life performance would be too expensive, visitors can listen to it via a soundboard on the Mid-Hudson Bridge. more...
David Diamond's Rounds for String Orchestra
By: Alex Hoffman
Of all the works by American composer David Diamond (1915-2005), his sunny string piece may be his most beloved. more...
Virgil Thomson's Symphony on a Hymn Tune
By: Alex Hoffman
It will be 20 years ago in September that Virgil Thomson died at age 92, leaving behind plenty of scores that typify Americana, his first symphony among them. more...
Dello Joio's Variations, Chaconne and Finale
By: Alex Hoffman
While the allure of serialism intoxicated many a composer by the late 1940s, a former church organist stuck to his tonal guns, creating one delightful work after another. more...
George Antheil's Capital of the World
By: Alex Hoffman
In the pantheon of American ballet music, it's a shame that "Capital of the World" by George Antheil isn't discussed more often. It remains one of his masterpieces. more...
The Secret Garden (1993) Soundtrack Review
By: James Clark
Aside from the Three Colours trilogy, Preisner, a relatively unknown composer, creates a score for this magical Hodgson Burnett adaptation that uplifts the listener. more...
Sweeney Todd Soundtrack Review
By: James Clark
Drenched in melancholy and bitterness, Sondheim's lyrics transcend the limits of the stage to the excesses of the big screen in Tim Burton's sumptuous new adaptation. more...
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