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OUT TODAY on all platforms: get your ears on Kyle Brenn’s exuberant debut ‘the shape of a child’! Merging the magic of musical theater with classical, art-pop and electro-acoustic alchemy, it’s a concept album that digs deep into family ties and the collaborative spirit, and features contributions from Sebastian Zel, Ashley Bathgate, Todd Reynolds, Yaz Lancaster and many more.

Kyle Brenn - the shape of a child Listen to the shape of a child by Kyle Brenn.

Gearing up for tomorrow evening at ShapeShifter Lab: Kyle Brenn presents 'the shape of a child' in its entirety!

Get your tickets now: https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/kyle-brenn/

BROOKLYN! Two nights from now (Thursday Nov 14), don’t miss composer and multi-instrumentalist Kyle Brenn’s exclusive pre-release concert at , where he’ll be joined by an ace group of musicians to perform his debut album ‘the shape of a child’ in its entirety.

The magic of musical theater, and Brenn’s own grounding in it, emerges right from the start, but the recording — available this Friday on all streaming platforms — also offers hints of a multi-directional journey, coalescing into a vivid, action-packed listening experience where a diversity of genres — classical, experimental pop, electro-acoustic soundscapes and even a taste of chillwave — ebb and flow together around Brenn’s intensely personal lyrics of longing, uncertainty, wonder and redemption.

Join us Thursday at 9pm sharp! (Doors at 8:30; link in bio)

"Adams unleashes the unmatched power of a full symphony orchestra while deftly bypassing all of its musty conventions, forging a sonic experience that somehow straddles fragility and brawn. The piece doesn’t attempt to render the planet’s existence through time, but instead it evokes its sheer magnitude through sound." — Peter Margasak

DON'T MISS John Luther Adams' 𝘼𝙣 𝘼𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚, reviewed in the latest installment of the Best Contemporary Classical Music on Bandcamp — and click through the review link to order your CD!

The Best Contemporary Classical Music on Bandcamp, October 2024 Our guide to the month’s crucial classical releases.

We’re so pleased to see John Luther Adams’ 𝘼𝙣 𝘼𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 listed among the “5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now” in today’s issue of The New York Times.

In the words of Joshua Barone, the recording delivers “…an awe-inspiring experience through headphones that mightily conjures the scale and tectonic force of Adams’ ambition.”

Also available on CD, and in Dolby ATMOS via Apple Music Spatial Audio 🎶

5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now The latest mammoth release by Igor Levit, a new symphonic work by John Luther Adams and music by William Grant Still are among the highlights.

NOW STREAMING: David T. Little’s surreal and spooky ‘Dark Hymnal’ — a special Halloween remix inspired by his opera ‘Black Lodge,’ and originally created as the score for Sandra Powers’ immersive theater performance BARDO.

Turn down the lights and let your thoughts roam into the unknown…

David T. Little
Boosey & Hawkes

David T. Little - Dark Hymnal (remix) Listen to Dark Hymnal (remix) by David T. Little.

Back in October 2015, we invited John Luther Adams and Glenn Kotche to meet on camera at the former Rough Trade NYC space in Williamsburg to talk about the making of JLA's electro-acoustic masterpiece ILIMAQ.

Writing at the time for Pitchfork, Seth Colter Walls noted in his 7.7/10 review that the Inuit meaning of the album's title — "spirit journey" — "...isn’t kidding around. Scored for three different 'stations' of percussion instruments that the drummer moves between, this recorded version also tosses in field recordings of nature, ambient accompaniment, and some live-electronic processing of Kotche’s playing.

"The 12-minute opening movement 'Descent' sounds at first like one long bass drum roll—hurtling forward for a bit, decelerating, then pushing ahead once more. But its closing section presents odd groupings of notes for Kotche to navigate as Adams’s electronic environment undergoes subtle variations. The following movement, 'Under the Ice,' delights in a teasing ambiguity created by the blend of field recordings, electronics, and Kotche’s gentle cymbal work. The cumulative effect is so hypnotic and meditative that when clear, descending pairs of notes appear in 'The Sunken Gamelan,' they hit with the force of power chords."

Step into the wayback machine, buckle up and take a listen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHtrb4qf06A

Just sharing this early review of John Luther Adams' An Atlas of Deep Time, recorded and performed by the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra with musical director Delta David Gier, and coming out this Friday (Oct 18):

"It's like a shifting of the tectonic plates on fast forward. After engaging with this recording repeatedly over several days, it continues to reveal new layers and becomes more compelling with each session." — Avant Music News

We wholeheartedly concur! You can preorder the CD here: https://johnlutheradams.bandcamp.com/album/an-atlas-of-deep-time

https://avantmusicnews.com/2024/09/28/amn-reviews-john-luther-adams-an-atlas-of-deep-time-2024-cantaloupe-music/

AMN Reviews: John Luther Adams – An Atlas of Deep Time (2024; Cantaloupe Music) The works of composer John Luther Adams frequently address geological features – oceans, rivers, and deserts being some examples. Here, joined by the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Adams ex…

First ballot voting for the GRAMMYS wraps today!

We hope you’ll consider GO PLACIDLY WITH HASTE in the category of Best Classical Compendium.

Composer Jason Treuting's star-studded double LP features collaborations with So Percussion, Sam Amidon, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Grey Mcmurray, Angélica Negrón and many more!

https://lnk.to/go_placidly

First ballot voting for the GRAMMYS wraps today!

“When I first heard Moondog, it was a mystical event. At first, you’re seduced by the simplicity of his music, but then you hear an underlying sophistication which is the hallmark of genius.” — Rufus Wainwright

We hope you’ll consider Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog in the following categories:

Best Alternative Jazz Album
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Best Arrangement, Instruments & Vocals (“Be a Hobo” feat. Rufus Wainwright)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental (“The Viking of 6th Avenue”)

Ghost Train Orchestra
Kronos Quartet

https://lnk.to/moondog

First ballot voting for the GRAMMYS wraps TOMORROW!

“Captured in warm, close sound, Rakhi Singh’s ‘Purnima’ offers a collection of pieces that captivate and challenge, and demand you return again and again.” — David Kettle, The Strad

We hope you’ll consider Purnima for Best Classical Instrumental Solo 🎻

Gearing up for the first Grammy ballot!

For Your Consideration:
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance 📀🎶

“As much as I’ve enjoyed previous recordings from Splinter Reeds, the extraordinary winds quintet led by bassoonist Dana Jessen on Dark Currents feels like a highwater mark — a recording that finally reveals the fullest diapason of its dazzling versatility and curiosity.” — , Bandcamp Daily

Featuring the music of Michael Gordon and Paula Matthusen, and available on CD! https://splinterreeds5.bandcamp.com/album/dark-currents

OUT TODAY, available for download on our Bandcamp page and streaming on all platforms: David Lang’s ‘darker,’ recorded by NYC’s own Ensemble Signal with Brad Lubman conducting.

Scored for 12 strings, ‘darker’ is a slow, methodical and moody exploration of sound — and in the capable hands of Ensemble Signal, it becomes a piece that gradually unfolds with the fervor and foreboding of a cinematic thriller. Quite fittingly, Signal’s upcoming Oct 9 performance of the hour-long piece at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust will be accompanied by a provocative visual tableau designed by filmmaker Bill Morrison, known for his poignant use of long-forgotten, and sometimes deteriorated, archival footage that can stir the deepest recesses of our collective psyche.

“‘darker’ is both highly detailed and relentlessly restrained,” Lang explains, “and it requires an almost superhuman focus in order to keep it moving, inexorably, towards its end. In many ways, it’s more like an object than a piece of music. It’s an extreme exploration of emotional restraint — a long, slow passing from something mostly even and pleasant to something a little less pleasant.”

David Lang, Ensemble Signal, Brad Lubman - darker Listen to darker by David Lang, Ensemble Signal, Brad Lubman.

Fans and friends, it’s once again, so we’re here to remind you that An Atlas of Deep Time, the first large-scale collaboration between composer John Luther Adams and the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra under the baton of musical director Delta David Gier, is now in preorder.

We’re really excited about releasing this one — a feat of ultra-modern recording techniques, we might add, thanks to the invaluable contributions of engineer/producer Nathaniel Reichman and percussion/piano co-producer Doug Perkins. Available October 18 on CD and all digital platforms.

An Atlas of Deep Time, by John Luther Adams, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra 2 track album

This Saturday November 18, we hope you'll join Ghost Train Orchestra for an enchanted evening at Roulette in Brooklyn to celebrate the music of Moondog. Special guest vocalists include Joan As Police Woman and Karen Mantler, as well as one *very* special surprise guest (you'll just have to be there to find out!).

Tickets are going fast: https://roulette.org/event/ghost-train-orchestra-plays-moondog/

OUT TODAY on all platforms (and available on CD and LP): an all-new recording of David Lang's ‘the little match girl passion,’ with bonus tracks!

In producing an update of his Pulitzer-winning work, composer David Lang sought to deliver “...a leaner version of the piece, a more human version, one that emphasizes every breath, and that heightens the individuality of each singer.”

Featuring inspired performances by singers Molly Netter, Kate Maroney, Gene Stenger and Dashon Burton, who are joined by the renowned Trio Mediæval — singing the bonus track “I want to live,” as well as an updated version of “just (after song of songs)” — and Sarah Brailey, performing the album premiere of “let me come in,” this new recording accomplishes everything that Lang set out to explore, opening up fresh vistas of accessibility to a beloved work in modern choral music.

David Lang, Various Artists, Jeffrey Douma - the little match girl passion Listen to the little match girl passion by David Lang, Various Artists, Jeffrey Douma.