Sink into the spirit of Christopher Willits’ new album “Gravity”
The world is full of contrast and opposites –– at least insofar as to how humanity views different forces and perceptions that color daily life.…
Right now is the right time to hear Vesna Duo’s take on The Rite of Spring
A name with roots in Slavic mythology and a goddess of youth and springtime, “Vesna” makes quite the apt name for the musical pairing formed…
The Met’s “Eurydice” and the impact of storytelling devices
Though Matthew Aucoin’s musical reshaping of the opera Eurydice (YOO-RIH-DUH-SEE) has been running at the Metropolitan Opera since 23 November, a few weeks passing and several performances…
Musical Group Names: The Final Neutral Frontier?
Each time the topic of musical stereotypes sweeps across my site, it usually does in so in a manner that involves dissecting one piece of the…
Art Imitating Life: Sound signature of the 21st century?
Before the year 2000 came around, 20th century composition was about as recent as one could get; seeing as, well, the 21st century had not arrived…