Microfest Concert at Monk Space
On Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Monk Space in the Koreatown district of Los Angeles, the Microfest series concluded with Beyond 12, a concert devoted to the music of alternate tuning, present and past. A...
View ArticleIn a Nutshell: An Interview with David Smooke
Photo: Britt Olsen-Ecker. On Sunday, January 22nd at 7pm at National Sawdust in Brooklyn (80 North 6th Street), composer and toy pianist David Smooke will celebrate the release of his New Focus CD...
View ArticleFriday: Ueno Opera at Sawdust
At National Sawdust on Friday April 7th at 7 PM, Opera Cabal presents the premiere of Ken Ueno’s new opera Aeolus. Joined by vocalist Majel Connery and Flux Quartet, Ueno performs throughout the...
View ArticlePateras, Noetinger, and Synergy (Review)
Beauty Will Be Amnesiac Or Will Not Be At All Immediata (Digital) Anthony Pateras On Beauty Will be Amnesiac Or Will Not Be At All, composer/pianist Anthony Pateras and composer/sound artist Jérôme...
View ArticleGarth Knox premiere at University of Washington’s Harry Partch Festival
This year’s Harry Partch Festival has kicked off at the University of Washington, where the original Partch instruments have been housed since 2014 under the capable direction of Charles Corey. On...
View ArticleDave Seidel – Involution
XI Records has recently released a new dual CD set by Dave Seidel titled Involution. The album consists of two extended works, Involution and Hexany Permutations, that together comprise well over two...
View ArticlePeter Thoegersen – Facebook: What’s On Your Mind?
Flea Records has released a new CD of vocal music by Peter Thoegersen titled Facebook: What’s On Your Mind? The album is a microtonal song cycle consisting of twelve short cantos sung by mezzo-soprano...
View ArticlePeter Thoegersen – Alien Music
Magic&Unique Records has released Alien Music, a collection of the early works of Peter Thoegersen that combine alternate tuning with polytempic meters. With pieces dating from 2002, this album...
View ArticleBen Johnston – Amazing Grace
Microfest Records has released Amazing Grace, a CD collection of three pieces by American composer Ben Johnston (1926-2019). The album features the Lyris Quartet and includes the title track, Amazing...
View ArticlePARTCH Ensemble at REDCAT – The Wayward
On June 16 -17, 2023, the Grammy Award-winning PARTCH Ensemble presented two performances of The Wayward, a concert of music by Harry Partch. The Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater – REDCAT – was...
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