Reflecting On the Ambersons--Nine Years Later
Taking a moment to reflect today on one of my own works, the musical adaptation of The Magnificent Ambersons. My collaborator, Brian...
Watching Over Engrossing Electronic and Violin Works
Watch Over Us Yvonne Lam, violin. Blue Griffin Records 647 Total Time: 53:00 Recording: ****/**** Performance: ****/**** Violinist...
Early Korngold Chamber Music
Korngold: Music for Violin, Cello, and Piano Bruno Monteiro, violin. Miguel Rocha, cello. Joao Paulo Santos, piano. Etcetera KTC 1774...
Holding On To What We Can--New Chamber Music from David Biedenbender
Just a quick thank you for bearing with my July absence. It was the first extended vacation we've had in a very long time. Back to...
New Guitar Release from Ben Verdery
A Giant Beside You Ben Verdery, guitars Ulysses Quartet: Christina Bouey & Rhiannon Banerdt, violins. Colin Brooks, viola. Grace Ho,...
Happy 4th of July: A Proposed 2023 Concert
An annual tradition of mine is to put together a little concert program of American music. You can find last year's program on the site...
Time Away
Just a little note to hope everyone's summer is going well. CINEMUSICAL reviews and commentary is going to take a little rest for the...
On the Road To Vienna: Music for Violin and Piano
all Roads Shea-Kim Duo: Brendan Shea, violin. Yerin Kim, piano. Blue Griffin Records 643 Total Time: Recording: ****/**** Performance:...
Prokofiev in Concert
As intended early on when I moved my blog here to my own site, occasionally I take a little sidestep to promote upcoming projects and...
New Composer Series From Dragon's Domain
When I first began reviewing film music, the odds of getting a television score release was pretty low. There were the Irwin Allen 1960s...