Podcasts about Contemporary classical

Podcast Notes: Interview with Carson Bruce of The Worship Keys Episode Overview In this episode of the Church Front Worship and Tech Podcast, Luke Jackson interviews Carson Bruce, founder of The Worship Keys platform—a resource dedicated to helping keys players in worship settings improve their skills and understanding of their role. About Carson Bruce & The Worship Keys Founder of The Worship Keys platform, which focuses on four main areas: music theory, gear/software, ministry, and industry Classically trained pianist who now lives in Nashville The Worship Keys podcast releases weekly on Wednesdays, featuring interviews with keys players Origin Story Carson created the platform because he "wished something like this existed" when he was younger Piano has been central to his personal faith journey—often serving as his "prayer closet" Noticed a gap in resources specifically for worship keys players Essential Skills for Worship Pianists Heart Posture: "If your heart is not in ministry...you're not going to stay on that stage satisfied" Playing by Ear: Learning to listen and replicate what you hear is crucial Nashville Number System: Understanding music theory through the number system Ear Training: Practice playing unfamiliar worship songs by ear, then verify with chord charts Focus on Fundamentals: Learn to play well before worrying about gear Transitioning from Classical to Contemporary Classical training often emphasizes sight-reading and technical precision Worship contexts require playing by ear, improvisation, and band awareness Many pianists struggle with this transition because the learning approaches are fundamentally different Nashville Number System for Keys Players Despite some believing it's mainly useful for guitarists, Carson advocates for pianists using the Nashville Number System because: It facilitates whole-band communication Makes modulation easier Numbers are quicker to call out than complex chord names Works internationally across language barriers Promotes collaboration rather than piano-centric leadership Common Mistakes Worship Keys Players Make Overplaying the Low End: Creates muddiness when there's already a bass player Doing Too Much: Sometimes simplicity serves the song better Playing Full Triads in Both Hands: Consider simpler voicings like fifths or suspended chords Not Understanding Context: Different musical styles require different approaches Technology Tips Software Options MainStage: Good for Mac users, moderate learning curve Ableton Live: Most powerful but steeper learning curve Sunday Keys App: User-friendly iPad app with AI capabilities ($120) Hardware Highlight Atmosphere Pedal by Aerospace Audio: Physical pedal with high-quality atmospheric pads built in Allows pianists to trigger pads without needing a computer on stage Features 10 different pad sounds based on atmospheric layers Small footprint allows it to be placed directly on the keyboard Keys Players' Rigs Carson's typical setup includes: Arturia KeyLab MIDI controller MainStage software for sounds Focusrite 18i20 interface when running tracks Software from Sunday Sounds or Aerospace Audio for pads Decision-Making for Keys Equipment Carson's advice: If your keyboard works well, keep it and upgrade your sounds through software Consider Sunday Keys app for simplicity and ease of use MainStage for Mac users who want more control Ableton Live for those willing to invest time in learning a comprehensive system Use iPad apps when available to avoid complex computer setups Sunday Keys App Highlights Features AI-generated sounds based on text or emoji descriptions Allows easy sharing of setlists between multiple campuses Affordable one-time purchase with optional annual updates Limitation: Cannot currently import custom-created patches Artists That Inspire Carson Red Rocks Worship (particularly Spooky Scott) Elevation Rhythm (especially "Goodbye Yesterday") The Ramp Worship from Hamilton, Alabama Various gospel artists for technical inspiration Connect with The Worship Keys Instagram: @theworshipkeys YouTube: The Worship Keys Email: Carson@theworshipkeys.com Key Quotes "If you're not using the number system as a pianist, maybe you're not meaning to, but it's like you're trying to say one up almost." "It's like buying a Lamborghini and driving it in first gear everywhere you go." "The piano was once looked at as a secular instrument that you only play in the bars and the pubs, and then it was brought into the church and people had big problems with that." "A lot of times they're asking you to do less in a full band context." Apply to Join Churchfront Premium Apply to Join Churchfront Pro Free Worship and Production Toolkit Shop Our Online Courses Join us at the Churchfront Conference Follow Churchfront on Instagram or TikTok: @churchfront Follow on Twitter: @realchurchfront Gear we use to make videos at Churchfront Musicbed SyncID: MB01VWQ69XRQNSN  

EPISODE 122: Composer of the award-winning feature films Peace by Chocolate, Daughter of the Sun, and Botero, David Bertok writes for film, TV, and the concert hall. After graduating from music college in Germany, David enjoyed a busy career as a live musician touring Europe with progressive rock bands opening for acts such as Scorpions and Saga. His band, Subsignal, reached the German album charts twice during his tenure as keyboarder, songwriter, lyricist, and producer. In 2012, he relocated to Los Angeles on a Fulbright Scholarship and was admitted to the famed Scoring for Motion Picture and Television Program at USC. David's lush orchestral themes and distinctive melodic approach can be heard on Netflix's Chef's Table and Home Game, as well as Amazon's Brittany Runs a Marathon and For the Love of George, just to name a few. David's musicography extends to songwriting, producing, and more. He has lent his orchestration skills to the 2018 Deadmau5 release of “Where's the Drop?”, arranging for 2018 America's Got Talent Semi-Finalists Angel City Chorale, collaborating with German Idol winner Marie Wegener and scoring a 60-minute symphonic orchestra work for the art installation “Stranger-Mankind” debuting in Munich in 2022. Whether scoring for a full orchestra or creating an intimate piece with a single piano, David has the spectral ability to tap into a project's soul and lift it off the screen into your memory. Recent projects include the feature films Daughter of the Sun (Audience Award winner at Montreal's Fantasia Film Fest), Peace by Chocolate, which premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, and the documentary Botero, brilliantly highlighting the life and works of legendary Columbian artist Fernando Botero. David has recently been nominated for a Hollywood Independent Music Award in the Contemporary Classical category for his piece “Fontana dell'Anima.” davidbertok.comContact us: makingsoundpodcast.comFollow on Instagram: @makingsoundpodcastFollow on Threads: @jannkloseJoin our Facebook GroupPlease support the show with a donation, thank you for listening!

You might be forgiven for guessing SHHH! Ensemble to be a collection of musically minded librarians, but you'd be way off the mark. Because SHHH! Ensemble makes noise. A lot of it. On a variety of instruments. And people are loving it. Which might be especially surprising given that SHHH! mostly plays contemporary classical works, a genre that can be intimidating to many audiences. So how do they do it?SHHH! comprises Ottawa-based life partners Edana Higham, a pianist, and Zac Pulak, a percussionist, making them possibly the world's only professional piano/percussion duo. Since launching their ensemble in 2016, Edana and Zac have made waves in Canada's classical-music scene, playing in venues and festivals from coast to coast and garnering raves from critics and audiences alike. They have collaborated with renowned contemporary classical composers, including John Beckwith, Monica Pearce and past Art Restart guest Frank Horvat.Here they explain how they decided to join musical forces and how they've developed the “avant-accessible” style that at each performance invites an audience to take a meticulously curated and delightful musical journey with them. 

Steampunk Music Ep173 - Ethereal Instrumental - Contemporary Classical - Ambient Neoclassical - Newage mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioSophie Hutchings - Following SeaTara Fuki - Kolorowe Szkielka Abandoned Toys - The Witch's Garden (prelude)All My Faith Lost - DrowningOlan Mill - Isla Del SolRudi Arapahoe - Every Time I SleepPaul Halley - Hand of FateCaprice - Galadriel's SongThe New Pollutants - Kidnap ThemeRising Shadows - Kiss of Treachery and Absolution

Steampunk Music Ep172 - Contemporary Classical - Ethereal new Age - Ambient Neoclassical mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioGreg Haines - Integrity vs. DespairLuke Howard - Hold Me ThroughAbandoned Toys - Within a Lilac ClutchMisha Mishenko - Julien's DreamEluvium - Indoor Swimming at the Space StationDeleyaman - JardinElane - JourneyOliveray - Just ResignElend - Je Rassemblais Tes Membres

Modern Classical Music Ep169 - Ambient Neoclassical - Ethereal Instrumental - Contemporary Classical mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioWorrytrain - HallwaysOliveray - Growing waterwingsAbandoned Toys - Aisles of Broken MagicLuigi Rubino - Glace of DustQntal - Gottinne MinneThe Frozen Vaults - God Rest Ye Merry GentlemenHauschka - GoldenFoundation Hope - GelatenheidSecond Moon of Winter - Ghandi Missed the TrainLisa Gerrard - Glorafin

Steampunk Music Ep164 - Contemporary classical - Modern Neoclassical - Ethereal Ambient New Age mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioM. Ostermeir - Beacon AdriftJan A.P. Kaczmarek - BrailleAbandoned Toys - A Soft Shadowed InnocenceEluvium - By the RailsAaron Martin - BurlSophie Hutchings - Between Earth and SkyFederico Albanese - Beyond the Milk WoodEndless Melancholy - Blossoms (feat. Lights Dim)Cities Last Broadcast - Bascule BridgeLuigi Rubino - Before LoveLights Dim & Endless Melancholy - Bed of Moss

Steampunk Music Ep162 - Ethereal Ambient Neoclassical - Contemporary Classical - Electro-acoustic mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioZbigniew Preisner - Zycie - ApokalipsaAnton Batagov - Your KindnessAbandoned Toys - Within a Lilac ClutchOpus Nigrum - XITara Fuki - Wiosenna PiosenkaAll My Faith Lost - Your Silent TearsMira Calix - Without Morning mixDeleyaman - Yergna n

Today on HERo Talk is critically acclaimed violinist, Miranda Cuckson. She is known for her performances all over the world and her emphasis on performing contemporary classical works.

While classical music often suffers from an image of ancient dead white men, this month music lovers had a chance to hear an alternative to that stereotype. During Open Mic Classical's February performance at the Cultural Center in Yarmouth, guest ensemble Linking Legacies from Oberlin College and Conservatory celebrated Black History month with music from Black classical composers.    https://www.lowercapenews.org/a-different-look-at-classical-music

The Asia Society Texas presents the workshop premiere of a new work by Shih-Hui Chen.

MUSIQA presents world premieres by Todroki, Eric Estrada Valdez, and Kyle Rivera.

Loop38 presents new music by Theo Chandler and Martha Horst, along with other works by contemporary composers.

Steampunk Music Ep152 - Ethereal Ambient Contemporary Classical - Adult Lounge Neoclassical mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioSylvain Chauveau - MineralAnton Batagov - My Mother's WordsElizabeth Fawn - Under Strange SkiesGlantine Gouzy - Mr. SpoonFrom the Mouth of the Sun - My Skin Drinks Light that has passed throughAntonymes - Misshapen BeautyRachel Grimes - MossgroveBlackfilm - Midnight to 4 amTara Fuki - Moje Serduszko

Steampunk Music Ep146 - Contemporary Classical - Ethereal Acoustic - Electro-acoustic mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioOlan Mill - Isla del solArtesia - Irree SeoseAbandoned Toys - Ripples of Calm Disheveled AirMax Richter - IonosphereRyan Teague - IntroitMatthew Cooper - Into DustBlackfilm - InterferenceJulia Kent - IntentAythis - Innermost LandQntal - IndiscreteRising Shadows - In the Winter GardenOpus Nigrum - In the Fields

Martin Gaughan is a contemporary classical music composer, currently living in North Devon.He tells me what led him to becoming a composer, the inspirational people who helped him on his way and about some of his creative processes. Martin chose to feature his beautiful track "Echoes" which is part of a larger piece called "Pale Goddess".Do check out his work on Soundcloud (links below).https://www.martingaughan.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/martin_gaughan/?hl=en-gbhttps://soundcloud.com/martingaughanI make no money from this podcast and all I ask is that you enjoy it, tell your friends and if you could leave me a review I would be most grateful.If you know of someone you think would make a great guest, do get in touch - hazelmillichamp@gmail.com.Do send an mp3 or a wav if you would like your track featuring on an episode.

Steampunk Music Ep139 - Ethereal Instrumental - Contemporary Classical - Electro-acoustic Mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioHildur Gudnadottir - BaerLights Dim & Endless Melancholy - Bed of MossAbandoned Toys - Flowering AshesLuigi Rubino - Behind the CloudsFederico Albanese - Beyond the Milk WoodEndless Melancholy - Blossoms (feat. Lights dim)Antonymes - Borne of SadnessAaron Martin - BurlLibrary Tapes - But Now Things Were Different, with Birds Unable to SpeakEluvium - By the RailsAythis - Burial Mounds

Steampunk Music Ep137 - Ethereal Contemporary Classical - Modern Neoclassical mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioZbigniew Preisner - Apokalipsa:ktory byl, ktory jestAdam Hurst - WakeAbandoned Toys - The Great Dreaming SwanRising Shadows - Union of the Fixed and the VolatileMicon - ThoughtsRafael Anton Irisarri - The WitnessThe Frozen Vaults - The Great ThawChaostar - Sorrow DescendingOphelia's Dream - RiseClem Leek - Page OneBen Woods - No Word From AboveCaprice - Merrymaking of the Forrest Elves

Steampunk Music Podcast Ep137 - Ethereal Contemporary Classical - Ambient Neoclassical - Newage Mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioKancheli - Tu Aisi Olafur Arnalds - TunglioAbandoned Toys - Ripples of Calm Disheveled AirEsmerine - TungstenClem Leek - Trying too HardJan A.P. Kaczmarek - TriangleClint Mansell - Tree of LifeRasplyn - Treasures DrownedRafael Anton Irisarri - TracesThe Synthetic Dream Foundation - TrapezeDargaard - Transfer CompleteScythelence - Transparent Eyelids

Asher Laub began classical violin training at the tender age of 2 and had already performed with the Buffalo philharmonic by age 13. Asher's expertise in trans-genre improvisation has led him to a career as a soloist in demand, performing at venues such as Madison Square Garden, Hammerstein Hall, Lincoln Center, the Jacob Javitz Center and across four continents.  Asher has also been featured on PBS, and has made headlines on CNN, WABC, and NBC and many other major news sources. Asher is known for breakdancing across stages with his LED electric violin, in addition to performing as a DJ violinist, bringing his experience as a live performer and technical prowess as an audio editing and mixing guru to countless clubs and stages across the country.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: Becoming a session musician How to network How important is social media for musicians? Programming orchestral music Producing corporate music Do you need to know theory? Recording violin How to make DI tracks sound good Adding effects to violins To learn more about Asher Laub, visit, https://www.asherlaub.com/ To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/ Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes? Check out my new coaching program Amplitude and apply to join: https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/ Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community To make sure that you don't miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android. Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!

The Big Mates discuss Paul Thomas Anderson, Sean Harris, Tom Cruise, and a selection of contemporary classical and film score works by Jonny Greenwood.Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep dive into the career and discography of Radiohead by discussing the extra-curricular activities of guitarist Jonny Greenwood, who has composed many concert works and contributed the score to some of the most acclaimed films of recent times. They look at how Jonny composes these pieces, and take a look at his 20-year career as a composer.They also obviously find time to talk about Jonny's line of olive oil, and his recent work with Dudu Tassa.What is classical music? Do we know how to talk about it? Will there be blood? Find out on this episode of What Is Music?Our next episode is out on Monday July 3rd!Join the conversation on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatismusicpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpodE-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.comGet access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon!Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including shows about Manic Street Preachers and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion!Support our show when starting your own podcast!By signing up to Buzzsprout with this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379Check out our merch!https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.comDonate to our podcast!https://ko-fi.com/whatismusichttp://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/Support the show

Steampunk Music Podcast Ep125 - Modern Ethereal Instrumental - Contemporary Classical Mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioLuigi Rubino - FragmentsPoppy Ackroyd - FeathersDeleyaman - Fill my heartAbandoned Toys - The Great Dreaming SwanRudi Arapahoe - Forest of ArchesSophie Hutchings - Following SeaWorrytrain - Fling High on Wounded Wing (Burden remix)Julianna Barwick - FlownJulia Kent - FlickerThe Frozen Vaults - First MomentsEphemeral Mists - Firefly Painted Landscapes

COMPOSER and CONDUCTOR Dominick DiOrio talks about his 1 Track, ALL IS

Steampunk Music Podcast Ep124 - Ethereal Ambient - Contemporary Classical Music for Study, Relaxation, Meditation Mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioOlafur Arnalds - Erla's WaltzInsa Donja Kai - Except MemoriesRudi Arapahoe - Every Time I SleepLacrymosa Aeterna - WhispersEiko Yamashita - Eternal DreamRadio String Quartet Vienna - ExtractionJulianna Barwick - EnvelopNatasha Nightingale - Red Upon the FrostArtesia - EntrelacsNarsilion - Enmig Del SilenciHauschka - Elizabeth Bay

COMPOSER J.E. Hernandez talks about his 1 Track, VOCES FANTASMAS

COMPOSER Kian Ravaei talks about his 1 Track, FAMILY PHOTOS

COMPOSER Dorothy Hindman talks about her 1 Track, UNTITLED VII

COMPOSER Logan Rutledge talks about his 1 Track, DIFFERENT BODIES

Electronic musician Clark is always redefining his own sonic boundries, from signing with Warp Records at a young age, producing over thirteen albums,  collaborations, remixing the likes of Depeche Mode and Thom Yorke to recently making his contemporary classical crossover with last year's Playground In A Lake. Chris and Paul had an early morning, very flowy, frank and caffeinated conversation springboarded from the reissue of the album Body Riddle - initially released to little fanfare 16 years ago and now regarded as something of a classic and cited by producers including Arca, Rustie and Hudson Mohawke. Chris talks about creativity, validation and rushing your face off to 78bpm music. This episode is sponsored by Audio-TechnicaPaul's debut book, Coming To Berlin: Global Journeys Into An Electronic Music And Club Culture Capital is out now on Velocity Press. Click here to find out more. Lost and Sound title music by E.S.OTo support this show and receive extra stuff, head on over to Paul's Patreon at:www.patreon.com/paulhanford

Steampunk Music Podcast Ep84 - Ethereal Instrumental - Contemporary Classical Mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioMidnight Syndicate - Pulling the StringsLisa Gerrard - Psallit in Aure Dei - Lisa GerrardAbandoned Toys - Flickering EmbraceChristoph Berg - PillowsPeter Levics - Proletariat Sonata Nr.3Yuki Murata - pitter-patterRasplyn - Priestess of the GoddessOphelia's Dream - Piece for Solo OboeEluvium - Prelude for Time FeedersOrdo Funebris - Portrait of InnocenceYour Schizophrenia - Porcelain DollFrom the Mouth of the Sun - Pools of Rust

Modern Classical Music Ep70 - Film Music - Movie Music - Contemporary Classical Mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioPoppy Ackroyd - GroundsValgeir Sigurosson - GrylukvaediAbandoned Toys - Flowering AshesOpus Nigrum - Golem of WarHauschka - GodenLisa Gerrard - GlorafinSecond Moon of Winter - Ghandi Missed the TrainFoundation Hope - GelatenheidCaprice - Galadriel's SongOliveray - Growing Waterwings

Nouvelle série de podcasts conçue par La Japonaise Moustachue pour RUE14N14: Les Environmental Sessions. Ambient, Drone, Classique Contemporain, Musique expérimentale, Electronica et autres pépites délicates sont au programme de ses sessions.New series of podcasts produced by La Japonaise Mustache for RUE14N14: The Environmental Sessions. It focuses on Ambient, Drone, Contemporary Classical,Experimantal soundscapes, Electronica and other delicate gems.Tracklist:Elza Soares - Coração do mar (LAARAJI remix)Satoshi Ashikawa - Still Park - EnsembleYellow Magic Orchestra - LoomMalone, Kali - Litanic Cloth WrungSarah Davachi - MagdalenaEmily D'Angelo - Hildegard Von Bingen: O Virtus Sapientiae (Arr. Sarah Kirkland Snider)Dennis Russell Davis: Stuttgart Brass Ensemble - Pärt: ArbosPBK - Untitled #03Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet - Nothing Left But Their Namesbestias - Mise en scènewww.twitter.com/rue14n14

Nouvelle série de podcasts conçue par La Japonaise Moustachue pour RUE14N14: Les Environmental Sessions. Ambient, Drone, Classique Contemporain, Musique expérimentale, Electronica et autres pépites délicates sont au programme de ses sessions.New series of podcasts produced by La Japonaise Mustache for RUE14N14: The Environmental Sessions. It focuses on Ambient, Drone, Contemporary Classical,Experimantal soundscapes, Electronica and other delicate gems.Tracklist:Elza Soares - Coração do mar (LAARAJI remix)Satoshi Ashikawa - Still Park - EnsembleYellow Magic Orchestra - LoomMalone, Kali - Litanic Cloth WrungSarah Davachi - MagdalenaEmily D'Angelo - Hildegard Von Bingen: O Virtus Sapientiae (Arr. Sarah Kirkland Snider)Dennis Russell Davis: Stuttgart Brass Ensemble - Pärt: ArbosPBK - Untitled #03Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet - Nothing Left But Their Namesbestias - Mise en scènewww.twitter.com/rue14n14

Subscribe on Spotify ∙ Stitcher ∙ Apple ∙ Pocket Casts ∙ Google ∙ TuneIn ∙ RSSPANIC - The Dithyramb DissectedWhere it all started…The Concert used on the CD, (thanks to Casa da Musica), complete with the score, (thanks to Tom)Poetry and Influences ( Some Dubious)The Poem the H.B. used as the initial inspiration for the work.At the beginning of the 20th century, many composers turned to the folk music of their countries in a search for a national cultural identity. In Britain the folk music was inextricably linked with the pre-Christian, or pagan past, which gave rise to quite a few pieces in which Pan appears, like this…or this……and perhaps this takes us too far afield, but isn't it interesting to see the Saxophone turn up in the role of one of Job's comforters in Vaughan William's “Job - A Masque for Dancing”?Some background to the great God Pan. Contains a discussion of Occult matters.Arthur Machen's masterpiece “The Great God Pan” , that H.B. specifically told Gav he'd never heard of, let alone read.…from there it's just a short step to The Fall's Leave the Capitol, with many Pan references. I'd put money on Birtwistle being completely unaware of this.The Dionysian Saxophone, a Short StudyPaul Gonsalves's 27 choruses of Crescendo and Diminuendo in Blue at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival are a good example of Dionysian energy embracing an entire crowd. Even with the sound quality and lack of image, it's still quite easy to hear how the audience is gradually moved out of itself into an ecstatic state. Newport again, but a very different Saxophonist. Out of all of Coltrane's outpourings, this is one of the closest to the Birtwistle, I think. It's not difficult to imagine Trane as the Great God Pan…Or maybe this. This is certainly the acid test for me to see if a piece of Contemporary Classical music is any good.Then again, it's not just Coltrane. One of the most shamefully overlooked players in this field was Sun Ra's tenor player John Gilmore. Listen to how this solo builds into an ecstatic explosion… Other Notable mentions should include… …and also this. Is this why Birtwistle wrote for the alto instead of the far more expressive tenor saxophone?Night's Black Bird (2002)Albrecht Dürer's Engraving featuring something that looks suspiciously like the Casa da Musica on it's side…..everything is connected.Flow, my tears, fall from your springs! Exiled for ever, let me mourn; Where night's black bird her sad infamy sings, There let me live forlorn. Down vain lights, shine you no more! No nights are dark enough for those That in despair their last fortunes deplore. Light doth but shame disclose. Never may my woes be relieved, Since pity is fled; And tears and sighs and groans my weary days, my weary days Of all joys have deprived. From the highest spire of contentment My fortune is thrown; And fear and grief and pain for my deserts, for my deserts Are my hopes, since hope is gone. Hark! you shadows that in darkness dwell, Learn to contemn light Happy, happy they that in hell Feel not the world's despite. Why Ken Ueno?Tom and Ken were once in a band together with Jon Whitney called Blood Money Subscribe to Gas Giants This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com

For Part I of the interview, please see Previous Post With a shared passion for Music, Text & Story, we talk about the many hurdles young musicians face in getting the support they need to succeed. We talk about the impact of the pandemic and the lessons we've learned along the way. Most importantly we talk about the soul-deep need for community that is the human experience, and how we can use music to connect. New music powerhouse Dr. Lisa Neher (pronouns: she/her, last name pronounced "NEER") is an award-winning composer, mezzo-soprano, and actress on a mission to transform audiences through sound, story, and vulnerability. Described as a “maestro of beautifully wacky noises” (Oregon ArtsWatch) and a composer of “varied and imitable” vocal lines (Contemporary Classical), Lisa writes music inspired by female athleticism, the tender love of friends, the ambiguities of death, and the eerie mystery of deep ocean life. Praised as “a small woman with a very big voice” and “especially alive” (Oregon ArtsWatch), Lisa captivates audiences as a performer with her electrifying dramatic commitment and unforgettable vocal colors. Lisa's musical-theatrical fluency and passion for contemporary music have led to engagements such as Reciter for William Walton's Façade with the Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra, the world premiere of Space Station 189: A Micro-Opera for Instagram at New Music Gathering, the first staged version of Sun Songs: Three Micro-Operas by Augusta Read Thomas with the Center for New Music, the world premiere of Aaron Israel Levin's Fiumana, for mezzo-soprano singing while playing the bass drum, and the leading role of Jennifer in the world premiere of Rita Ueda's chamber opera One Thousand White Paper Cranes for Japan with the Singaporean ensemble Chamber Sounds. Her recent engagements include performances with Third Angle New Music, the Resonance Ensemble, Opera Theatre Oregon, Queer Opera, and the International Saxophone Symposium. Lisa is an active advocate for new music, frequently premiering new works as well as established masterworks of the last fifty years. She is the creator of the One Voice Project, a one-woman performance combining contemporary poetry and new musical works for unaccompanied voice chosen through a call for scores initiative. ​Lisa is in high demand as a concert soloist. Her credits include Duruflé's Requiem, Mozart's Requiem, Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, and Coronation Mass, Bach's Magnificat and Ascension Oratorio, and Arvo Part's Pässio, with groups such as the Central Iowa Symphony, the Grinnell Oratorio Singers, and the Chamber Singers of Iowa City. Her operatic credits include Dorabella in Così fan tutte with Iowa City Concert Opera, Dolores in The Gondoliers, Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus and Annio in La clemenza di Tito with Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theatre, the Student in the premiere of the chamber opera The Nightingale and the Rose by Li Kai Han Jeremiah with Helianthus Ensemble, and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with the Midwest Institute of Opera. Lisa was a Young Artist with Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre and the Vancouver International Song Institute. Lisa's compositions include solo and chamber music for instruments and vocal works in the operatic, song, and choral genres. Her particular passion for text and poetry has led to works such as her chamber operas Sense of Self, about a triathlete struggling with a breast cancer diagnosis and White Horizon, about a nineteenth-century Arctic expedition gone wrong. Lisa's major song cycle, No One Saves the Earth from Us But Us speaks the the urgency of the global climate crisis. Her commissioners include Third Angle New Music, Third Angle New Music, Opera Elect, Opera Theatre Oregon, Coe College Symphony Orchestra, Kirkwood Community College Choirs, the Glass City Singers, tenor Zach Finkelstein, pianist Michael Kirkendoll, and flutists Rose Bishop and Hal Ide. Lisa was selected to be part of the inaugural year of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music. Lisa is a member of the Iowa Composer's Forum, Cascadia Composers, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and ASCAP. In addition to her creative work, Lisa coaches singers on technique, acting, and interpretation, and composers on writing and marketing their music. Recognized in particular for her deep knowledge of the voice and extended techniques, she frequently teaches workshops on composing for singers. Lisa has served on faculty at Lewis & Clark College, Coe College, Kirkwood Community College, and Grinnell College. ​Lisa graduated summa cum laude from Lewis & Clark College with degrees in vocal performance, music composition, and theatre, and holds a master's degree in music composition from the University of Kansas and a Doctor of Musical Arts in voice performance and pedagogy from the University of Iowa. Her doctoral essay explores the chamber vocal works of composer Gabriela Lena Frank. She is a vocal student of Julia Nielsen, Stephen Swanson, Katherine Eberle, Julia Broxholm, and Susan McBerry, and studied composition under the tutelage of Michael Johansen and Forrest Pierce. Born just south of Seattle, Lisa is an outdoor enthusiast and triathlete. She spends her free time distance running, watching science fiction movies, and baking delicious treats involving copious amounts of chocolate.​ DR. LISA NEHER: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram LATEST NEWS: Announcing Something About Isolation, a series of web releases Nov 8-20 Lisa is selected as one of 10 composers for this season's NATS Mentoring Program for Composers Lisa's opera with Kendra Preston Leonard Par for the Course​ programmed on New Opera West's Pop-Up Festival 2022! Lisa's choral work Three Basho Haiku chosen for Project: Encore Catalog Lisa is the winner of the 2021 Iowa Composer's Forum / Iowa Choral Directors Association Composition Contest for Three Basho Haiku Lisa and Kendra Preston Leonard release new Halloween songs for young singers ​Read Now: BRINGING GRIT AND GUTS TO OPERA, a profile of Lisa in Oregon ArtsWatch Read Now: MUSICAL READINGS ON A BROKEN WORLD, the story behind Red Vespa's commission of Upon a Broken World in Women's Song Forum

With a shared passion for Music, Text & Story, we talk about the many hurdles young musicians face in getting the support they need to succeed. We talk about the impact of the pandemic and the lessons we've learned along the way. Most importantly we talk about the soul-deep need for community that is the human experience, and how we can use music to connect. New music powerhouse Dr. Lisa Neher (pronouns: she/her, last name pronounced "NEER") is an award-winning composer, mezzo-soprano, and actress on a mission to transform audiences through sound, story, and vulnerability. Described as a “maestro of beautifully wacky noises” (Oregon ArtsWatch) and a composer of “varied and imitable” vocal lines (Contemporary Classical), Lisa writes music inspired by female athleticism, the tender love of friends, the ambiguities of death, and the eerie mystery of deep ocean life. Praised as “a small woman with a very big voice” and “especially alive” (Oregon ArtsWatch), Lisa captivates audiences as a performer with her electrifying dramatic commitment and unforgettable vocal colors. Lisa's musical-theatrical fluency and passion for contemporary music have led to engagements such as Reciter for William Walton's Façade with the Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra, the world premiere of Space Station 189: A Micro-Opera for Instagram at New Music Gathering, the first staged version of Sun Songs: Three Micro-Operas by Augusta Read Thomas with the Center for New Music, the world premiere of Aaron Israel Levin's Fiumana, for mezzo-soprano singing while playing the bass drum, and the leading role of Jennifer in the world premiere of Rita Ueda's chamber opera One Thousand White Paper Cranes for Japan with the Singaporean ensemble Chamber Sounds. Her recent engagements include performances with Third Angle New Music, the Resonance Ensemble, Opera Theatre Oregon, Queer Opera, and the International Saxophone Symposium. Lisa is an active advocate for new music, frequently premiering new works as well as established masterworks of the last fifty years. She is the creator of the One Voice Project, a one-woman performance combining contemporary poetry and new musical works for unaccompanied voice chosen through a call for scores initiative. ​Lisa is in high demand as a concert soloist. Her credits include Duruflé's Requiem, Mozart's Requiem, Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, and Coronation Mass, Bach's Magnificat and Ascension Oratorio, and Arvo Part's Pässio, with groups such as the Central Iowa Symphony, the Grinnell Oratorio Singers, and the Chamber Singers of Iowa City. Her operatic credits include Dorabella in Così fan tutte with Iowa City Concert Opera, Dolores in The Gondoliers, Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus and Annio in La clemenza di Tito with Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theatre, the Student in the premiere of the chamber opera The Nightingale and the Rose by Li Kai Han Jeremiah with Helianthus Ensemble, and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with the Midwest Institute of Opera. Lisa was a Young Artist with Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre and the Vancouver International Song Institute. Lisa's compositions include solo and chamber music for instruments and vocal works in the operatic, song, and choral genres. Her particular passion for text and poetry has led to works such as her chamber operas Sense of Self, about a triathlete struggling with a breast cancer diagnosis and White Horizon, about a nineteenth-century Arctic expedition gone wrong. Lisa's major song cycle, No One Saves the Earth from Us But Us speaks the the urgency of the global climate crisis. Her commissioners include Third Angle New Music, Third Angle New Music, Opera Elect, Opera Theatre Oregon, Coe College Symphony Orchestra, Kirkwood Community College Choirs, the Glass City Singers, tenor Zach Finkelstein, pianist Michael Kirkendoll, and flutists Rose Bishop and Hal Ide. Lisa was selected to be part of the inaugural year of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music. Lisa is a member of the Iowa Composer's Forum, Cascadia Composers, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and ASCAP. In addition to her creative work, Lisa coaches singers on technique, acting, and interpretation, and composers on writing and marketing their music. Recognized in particular for her deep knowledge of the voice and extended techniques, she frequently teaches workshops on composing for singers. Lisa has served on faculty at Lewis & Clark College, Coe College, Kirkwood Community College, and Grinnell College. ​Lisa graduated summa cum laude from Lewis & Clark College with degrees in vocal performance, music composition, and theatre, and holds a master's degree in music composition from the University of Kansas and a Doctor of Musical Arts in voice performance and pedagogy from the University of Iowa. Her doctoral essay explores the chamber vocal works of composer Gabriela Lena Frank. She is a vocal student of Julia Nielsen, Stephen Swanson, Katherine Eberle, Julia Broxholm, and Susan McBerry, and studied composition under the tutelage of Michael Johansen and Forrest Pierce. Born just south of Seattle, Lisa is an outdoor enthusiast and triathlete. She spends her free time distance running, watching science fiction movies, and baking delicious treats involving copious amounts of chocolate.​ DR. LISA NEHER: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram LATEST NEWS: Announcing Something About Isolation, a series of web releases Nov 8-20 Lisa is selected as one of 10 composers for this season's NATS Mentoring Program for Composers Lisa's opera with Kendra Preston Leonard Par for the Course​ programmed on New Opera West's Pop-Up Festival 2022! Lisa's choral work Three Basho Haiku chosen for Project: Encore Catalog Lisa is the winner of the 2021 Iowa Composer's Forum / Iowa Choral Directors Association Composition Contest for Three Basho Haiku Lisa and Kendra Preston Leonard release new Halloween songs for young singers ​Read Now: BRINGING GRIT AND GUTS TO OPERA, a profile of Lisa in Oregon ArtsWatch Read Now: MUSICAL READINGS ON A BROKEN WORLD, the story behind Red Vespa's commission of Upon a Broken World in Women's Song Forum

Attention to Grammy voting members, or maybe you have a friend who is one (think friends who are in or orbit the music industry in any way), thanks for sharing the word to drop a vote this week while the first round of voting is open for the Grammy Nominations.  East Forest is currently in the category for Best Contemporary Classical Composition and Best New Age Album.  Thank you!East Forest"Undying"From the album PossibleString Arrangement by Lorna Dune.  Performed by the 208 Ensemble. Listen:  https://open.spotify.com/album/6tu3Xc74mN9W152fCb1BhV?si=JDOHQO4QQYe8Wg27MMIL8whttp://eastforest.org

This week we go behind the scenes to check out how a few more songs from the "Possible" album were recorded, the concepts behind them, and the synchronistic process that paved the creative path.  Thanks to Sheela Bringi on bansuri flute, Thacher Schmid on violin, and Owen Hofmann-Smith on Contrabass. New Music from East Forest! -"Possible" - the latest studio album  from East Forest - LISTEN NOW:Spotify / AppleOrder the album on vinyl - limited edition + check out the new Possible clothing: http://eastforest.org*** Support this free podcast by joining the East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon.  Monthly Zoom Council, Podcast exclusives, private Patreon live-stream ceremony, and more.  Check it out and a great way to support the podcast and directly support the work of East Forest! - http://patreon.com/eastforest*****Please rate Ten Laws w/East Forest on iTunes.  It helps us get the guests you want to hear. Tour - Catch East Forest LIVE - Pledge your interest in the upcoming East Forest Ceremony Concert events this Spring/Summer 2021.  More info and join us at eastforest.org/tourCommunity - Join the newsletter and be part of the East Forest Community.Meditation - Listen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & AppleRam Dass album - Check out the East Forest x Ram Dass album on (Spotify & Apple) + East Forest's Music For Mushrooms: A Soundtrack For The Psychedelic Practitioner 5hr album (Spotify & Apple).Socials -Stay in the East Forest flow:Mothership:  http://eastforest.org/IG:  https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB:  https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW:  https://twitter.com/eastforestmusicJOIN THE COUNCIL - PATREON: http://patreon.com/eastforest

Steampunk Music Podcast Ep48 - Contemporary Classical - Neoclassical Darkwavehttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioTracklist:Anton Batagov - Flying DakiniMax Richter - Flowers for YuliaAbandoned Toys - Birthing of the UnicornAdam Hurst - First LightEndless Melancholy - First DreamOlafur Arnalds - FaunCaprice - Far over the misty mountainsNils Frahm - FamiliarJulia Kent - Fall

How common is it to experience ‘hate' towards someone you once loved? We tend to think of 'hate' as one of the strongest emotions we can have, so what happens if you find yourself 'hating' your former partner, particularly if you have children with them. We discuss why some people experience this during or after the breakdown of their relationship, and how to move on from it. In the early 1990s Ruby Wax smashed out of the TV studio and rewrote the rule book on the celebrity chat show with 'When Ruby Wax Met…'. She joins Anita to look back at some of these encounters with stars such as Grace Jones, Carrie Fisher, Imelda Marcos, and one particularly memorable encounter with a future US President and his new girlfriend - a Mr Donald Trump. As part of our money series, we are looking at the FIRE Movement. The acronym, which stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early, is a method of extreme saving, in order to retire – or stop working – decades earlier. Recent studies suggest that over half of millennials do not see themselves as 'emotionally and behaviourally' connected to their job and company. Exhausted from high-pressure jobs and with a growing sense of burnout, some millennials are turning to the FIRE strategy in an attempt to become financially independent, sooner. Emma-Lou Montgomery is a personal finance and investment writer at Fidelity International, and Sarah Pennells is a Consumer Finance Specialist from the Royal London. Indian-American violinist Preetha Narayanan and British cellist Tara Franks met while studying at the Guildhall School of Music and went on to form a strings duo – Balladeste. Their style has been described as Contemporary Classical meets Folk in its broadest form - Indo-Baroque meets alt-folk minimalism. For their new album, Beyond Breath, they have taken fragments of melodic lines from a set of Indian devotional songs learnt in Preetha's childhood as inspiration. They join Anita to discuss the cross-cultural melding of their musical ideas and styles. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Kirsty Starkey Interviewed Guest: Ruby Wax Interviewed Guest: Sara Davison Interviewed Guest: Fahima Mahomed Interviewed Guest: Sarah Pennells Interviewed Guest: Emma-Lou Montgomery Interviewed Guest: Preetha Narayanan Interviewed Guest: Tara Franks

Modern Classical Music Ep39 - Contemporary Classical Music Mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/MythicalRecordsTracklist:Aaron Martin - BurlJan A.P. Kaczmarek - Burning PicturesAbandoned Toys - Birthing of the UnicornLibrary Tapes - But now things were different, with birds unable to speakLuigi Rubino - Behind the CloudsEndless Melancholy - BirthDanny Norbury - Bluebeard 1Jan A.P. Kaczmarek - BrailleMelisande Mourning - Smashed Clouds in December AirWorrytrain - Broken Hymn (Drums and Piano)Die Verbannten Kinder Evas - Brief Even as Bright

Modern Classical Music Ep37 - Contemporary Classical Music for Reading and WritingTracklist:The Moon and the nightspirit - HoldrejtekJennifer Thomas - IlluminationLowercase Noises - Death of a quiet manPaul halley - WinterSamantha Bouquin - Contemplation #1The Frozen Vaults - Hard Frost FieldsOphelia's Dream - RiseMoon ate the Dark - Messy heartsJocelyn Pook - Dark Alps

Steampunk Music Podcast Ep41 - Ethereal and Dark Contemporary Classical Music Mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioTracklist:Einar Selvik - Snake pit poetryDavid Reyes - The magic woodsLudovico Einaudi - Seven Days walkingRasplyn - Circle roundJoe Alexander Shepherd - Beautiful GirlSamantha Bouquin - Contemplation #2Egor Grushin - Charming Smile

Steampunk Music Ep40 - Contemporary Classical and New Age Music Mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SteampunkRadioTracklist:Library Tapes - The Rivers turned to CobblestoneAutumn Tears - The Grand celebrationElend - Lecn de tenebresOpus Nigrum - DesolationHior Chronik - When the night comes (feat. Daphne Farazi)Abandoned Toys - Flowering AshesAll my faith lost - come close by loverAaron Martin - BurlAdam Hurst - From SilenceBen Woods - As we drift away

Composer, producer, and development professional, Jillian Flexner refuses to be labeled as one thing and that's exactly why I wanted her to join us for a Masterclass episode on Studio Class. Jillian Flexner is a composer, new music activist, and bassoonist. Originally from North Carolina, Jillian grew up around a diverse culture of music. In 2013, Jillian co-founded the Fresh Squeezed Opera Company, a group that continues its passion to present new operas today. Jillian received her Master's in Business Administration from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College in 2016, and now works in Development with the Rubin Museum of Himalayan and Buddhist Art. Jillian's music has been presented all over the United States and has been performed by many ensembles. Find out more at https://www.jillianflexner.com/. A big thank you to Juanitos and Scott Holmes for the music featured in this episode. Be on the Studio Class Podcast Megan Ihnen is a professional mezzo-soprano, teacher, writer, and arts entrepreneur who is passionate about helping other musicians and creative professionals live their best lives. Studio Class is an outgrowth of her popular #29DaystoDiva series from The Sybaritic Singer. Let your emerging professionals be part of the podcast! Invite Megan to your studio class for a taping of an episode. Your students ask questions and informative, fun conversation ensues. Special Guest: Jillian Flexner.

Modern Classical Music Ep34 - Beautiful and pretty Contemporary Classical Mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/MythicalRecordsTracklist:Der Blaue Reiter - The last days of pripiathJocelyn Pook - Caesar's RomeNatasha Nightingale - Red upon the frostGoldmund - CavalcadeGeorges Delerue - ConfessionsRafael Anton Irisarri - Daybreak comes soonAythis - Burial MoundPiano Interrupted - Darkly shiningThe Synthetic Dream Foundation - Widow's Walk (feat. Susan Siren)

Modern Classical Music Ep33 - Contemporary Classical Music Mixhttps://www.youtube.com/c/MythicalRecordsTracklist:valgeir sigurðsson - I offer prosperity and eternal lifeDakota Suite - Le Vlti Del MondoAbandoned Toys - Birthing of the UnicornAaron Martin - Night never cameBen Woods - No word from aboveSamantha Bouquin - Contemplation #1Rudi Arapahoe - Dionysian BirdsRadio String Quartet - Traffic to the DolphinWojciech Kilar - Twilight cellos

The Steampunk Chronicles Ep02 - Ethereal Contemporary Classical Music Mix Tracklist: Marsen Jules Trio - Eclipse Olan Mill - Echo of Tomorrow The Synthetic Dream Foundation - Destiny's Dance Qntal - Entre Moi Et Mon Amin Natasha Nightingale - Red Upon The Frost Rasplyn - Temple Moon Insa Donja Kai - End Silence Rising Shadows - Embraced by the shadows Rafael Anton Irisarri - Embraced Hauschka - Elizabeth Bay http://steampunkvisions.tumblr.com/

The dynamic percussionist Colin Currie is back onstage this weekend with the Oregon Symphony. Midway through his artist's residency, he's performed with the Symphony as well as in non-traditional spots around the region. Currie visited our studio to talk about the composers and works that shaped him, and what he hopes new commissions can bring to life.

Kerry Muzzey is the composer for “The Seer”, a new documentary by director Laura Dunn and executive producers Robert Redford and Terrence Malick that just premiered at the 2016 SXSW film festival. Kerry's music has also been heard on TV shows like “Glee”. His 2014 album, “The Architect”, debuted at #5 on both the Billboard Classical and Contemporary Classical charts. We're continuing our special series on Musical Entrepreneurs with film and modern classical composer Kerry Muzzey.  If you're a composer looking to make a living from your compositions, then you're going to really enjoy listening to Kerry's story. One of the most remarkable things about Kerry is the fact that he actually left a well-paying corporate job at MTV Networks in New York City to become a full-time composer. The way he did it, and the way he was able to get his music into TV and film, is very insightful. Kerry's music is full of atmosphere and intimate passion, perfectly suited for telling stories on the big screen. Links Kerry Muzzey's Website: http://kerrymuzzey.com/ The Seer Film Website: http://www.theseerfilm.com/ "The Case Against 8" HBO documentary featuring the music of Blake Neely: http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-case-against-8 Music Licensing Libraries: http://musiclibraryreport.com