Podcast: The Southland Ensemble
Since 2013, the Southland Ensemble has been one of the mainstays of the Los Angeles new music scene. Dedicated to…
Review: Alex Wand – Carretera
Alex Wand Carretera In the fall of 2018 composer Alex Wand assumed his Alejandro Botijo persona and began a cycling…
Anna Höstman’s Harbour (CD Review)
Anna Höstman Harbour Cheryl Duvall, piano Redshift Records, 2020 Harbour, a recital recording of Anna Höstman’s piano works played by…
CD Review: John Luther Adams – Lines Made By Walking
Cold Blue Music has released Lines Made by Walking, a new CD of string quartet music by composer John Luther…
EP Review: KOAN Quartet – Johanna Beyer – String Quartet IV
The Koan Quartet has recently posted the premiere commercial recording of Johanna Beyer’s String Quartet IV. The German-born Ms. Beyer…
Podcast: JoVia Armstrong
JoVia Armstrong is an accomplished musician from Detroit, winner of the 2014 Best Black Female Percussionist of the Year, given…
Spektral Quartet – Experiments in Living
Spektral Quartet Clara Lyon (violin), Maeve Feinberg (violin), Doyle Armbrust (viola), Russell Rolen (cello) Experiments in Living New Focus Records (digital release)…
Catherine Lamb – Point/Wave
Catherine Lamb – Point/Wave Giacomo Fiore Populist Records Los Angeles-based Populist Records has released a new digital recording by Catherine…
Revisiting Tippett’s The Ice Break
When Michael Tippett composed The Ice Break, he was already in his early 70s. Set in a contemporary country (the…