Hannah Lash’s The Peril of Dreams premieres in Seattle
I was gratified to discover that Lash’s 45-minute work manages to avoid the clichés and sentimentality to which much of…
The Orchestra Now at Carnegie Hall: Scott Wheeler, Julia Perry and George Frederick Bristow
Big name soloists, a symphonic work plucked from obscurity and a premiere. It’s an oft-used – and winning – programming…
Jacob Cooper, Steven Bradshaw – Sunrise
Sunrise is a new CD by Jacob Cooper and Steven Bradshaw, recently released by Cold Blue Music. Jacob Cooper has…
Chas Smith – Three
Three is a new CD release from Cold Blue Music by musician and master-machinist Chas Smith. Now residing in rural…
Best of 2021: Christian Baldini Conducts UC Davis Symphony (CD Review)
Best of 2021: Varèse, Ligeti, LutosÅ‚awski, Baldini on Centaur Varèse, Ligeti, LutosÅ‚awski, Baldini Munich Radio Orchestra; UC Davis Symphony Orchestra…
Ojai Music Festival – Sunday Morning Concert
On the last day of the Ojai Music Festival, the 11:00 AM morning concert featured the LA Philharmonic New Music…
Ojai Music Festival – Timo Andres in Recital
The 8:00 AM Sunday morning concert featured pianist Timo Andres in recital. His first set was from the cycle titled…
Best of 2021: Spektral Quartet Plays Thorvaldsdottir (CD Review)
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Enigma EP Spektral Quartet Clara Lyon, Maeve Feinberg, violin; Doyle Armbrust, viola; Russell Rolen, cello Sono Luminus CD,…
Ojai Music Festival – Friday Evening
The Ojai Music Festival was re-scheduled this year from the traditional June to mid-September as a result of the continuing…
Bernhard Lang – Piano Music (CD Review)
Bernhard Lang Piano Music Wolfram Oettl, piano Kairos Music CD Bernhard Lang (b. 1957) writes in a number of…