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Terry Riley may look rediculous, but he is one of the leaders of a principal post-modern avant garde movement. I’ve been thinking a ton about where classical art music is going these days, and I consistently get drawn to looking back at prior avant-garde movements that developed into important musical movements. Consider the […] One of the important facets of post-modernism over the last 50 years is our art’s focus on bringing the audience’s attention to what they are doing, the setting they are in, what they ate for lunch or what they wear. This is an important goal to achieve, as it de-limits what can be done. The […] In today’s New York Times, an Op-Ed by Christopher Francese discussed how it was stupid to put latin on diplomas since no-one can understand it anyways: Latin is a beautiful language and a relief from the incessant novelty and informality of the modern age. But when it’s used on diplomas, the effect is to obfuscate, […] I first listened to the third movement of this work after having played it for the first time in a chamber group. Initially I thought of it as just a pretty melody, something one could easily fall asleep too. But, I feel now that as I’ve grown, and gained more “pathos” (if you will), it’s […] I went to my good friend, Alana Bennett’s, Senior Recital yesterday. She ended her program with the entire Dvorák Dumky Trio. For one, the players who included Patti Kilroy (her blog link is on the upper left hand side of the page), played great. Here and there they had some ensemble issues, but over all […] |
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