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We're thrilled to announce a new series of limited-edition lathe-cut records, single sided, with performances on Side A and screen-printed designs by Mustafa Walker on Side B. The first release is...

Four substantial, eclectic works written for James Weeks’ ensemble are brought together here, encompassing swooping folk phrasing, delicate harmonising and exuberant stylistic skill

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That’s a big title for this post, and I’m going to only be looking at one little snapshot of what’s going on in the land of classical music. Recently on Bluesky, I was involved in a con…

greyfade is launching a new listening platform in 2026. if you are interested being an early beta tester, please add your name to the list.

The great interpreter of Morton Feldman and a towering figure of experimental music signs off with four discs of intimate, revelatory recordings

Flutist, interdisciplinary artist, curator and teacher Claire Chase. © Thomas Fichter “This is just one little possible manifestation of this massive, multifaceted, multi-directional, spiritual jou…

To Western listeners, microtonal jazz can sound a little “off." That's what makes it vital.

Photo © Shervin Lainez Maya Bennardo - dormant gardens i. (excerpt) A change in place can shake things loose. A few years ago, the American violinist Maya Bennardo moved from Brooklyn, New York to...

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from the album Microtonal FLUTE: Dick, Escuer, Rigler, Murail, Sims, Mostel, Reinhard, Gallagher, Takemitsu, Susman, S. Slonimsky, Nuorvala - featuring flute artists Robert Dick, Andrew Bolotowsky, St...

from the album Microtonal FLUTE: Dick, Escuer, Rigler, Murail, Sims, Mostel, Reinhard, Gallagher, Takemitsu, Susman, S. Slonimsky, Nuorvala - featuring flute artists Robert Dick, Andrew Bolotowsky, St...

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The composer's quiet, slow, spacious musical aesthetic is remarkable in music history.

The composer's quiet, slow, spacious musical aesthetic is remarkable in music history.

Jon Catler: The Young Mountain of the East

Annea Lockwood (b. 1939), one of the prominent first-generation composers of electroacoustic music and sound art, will perform at the Sibelius Museum in Turku

Although Fanfare is scaling back to a once-montly issue for the summer, there are still plenty of classical performances to enjoy in June.

May 24 2026, Ekmeles will perform a program of works with electronics, including Ekmeles commissions by Christopher Trapani and Bethany Younge, and works by George Lewis and Kaija Saariaho.

The intrepid contemporary vocal ensemble Ekmeles, directed by Jeffrey Gavett, releases their third recording featuring works written for the ensemble by George Lewis, Wolfgang von Schweinitz, and Kath...

This performance was originally scheduled for January 25. Your tickets for Merz Trio will be valid for the May 24 performance. Cellist Julia Yang and pianist Amy Yang of the award-winning Merz Trio ar...

Jürg Frey: Clarinet Quintet

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Reviews, interviews, essays on music and sound by the author of Music after the Fall. Click to read Purposeful Listening, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.