Sonic Crossroads

As we head into the fall and prepare for our next print issue, we thought we'd share a compilation of works that address "Fall" in all its varied meanings. Actually none of them represent the season, Autumn, although The Fall…

Vulcan Lyric, a new opera theater company in Philadelphia led by music director Andrew Kurtz, has launched an exciting summer festival. Intended to 'fill a gap' in the summer months' programming in Philadelphia, the festival presents new or recently…

As promised we move into the realm of larger ensemble works in this issue, beginning with Moondani: Black by Taran Carter of Australia. (Excerpt starts 2:00. Description of the work is provided on the YouTube page.)

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In addition to our foray into North Indian Classical rhythm (see previous post for January 22), we feature the following composers in our second issue:

Brian Ciach

"Kentucky Folk Pieces" are available for sale both from ScoreExchange and ISSUU…

The Gankogui marks the beat in drum ensemble music of Ghana and other parts of West Africa. The beat is not a steady pulse but a particular rhythm that the ensemble is following or linking up with. This post and…

As a supplement to the workshop at TMEA in February, I provide some visual aids, descriptions and helpful links here for you to consult and study! These are only the basics and we will go much further with counting and…

We are excited about our first issue and want to encourage new music fans to subscribe - both to our RSS feed for regular updates and to the print magazine. Our initial subscription fee is $25.00 (for four issues per…

Our January Issue has gone to print! 

Here we list all contributors with links to their websites, score purchase sites and videos of their featured works:

Garrett Hope

Valerie Capers

Don't Idle Engine (Alan Sentman) - check out additional arrangements…

We're just back from an invigorating trip to the Midwest Clinic held every December in Chicago. This international conference for band and orchestra ensembles and educators features clinics by leading educators from around the world as well as numerous performances…

Another feature in our first issue is excerpts from "Canto de la ave rapiega" (Song of the Bird of Prey) for cello and piano by Ivan Bozicevic of Split, Croatia. You can purchase the score either as PDF download or…

We are pleased to include "The Nurse's Song" from Three Blake Songs by Daniel Carr in our first issue of Blink.

Click on the links to listen to Carr's new recording of this song and of several of his other…

"Dreams and Hallucinations" is a substantial (30+ min.) work for cello and piano by Karl Blench that lives up to its title with several movements exploring varied moods and states of consciousness. In the print issue we will feature the…