Music of Introversion: Julian Loida’s “Wallflower”
Julian Loida is a Boston-based percussionist, collaborator, and curator. In September 2019, he released his first full-length studio album,...
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Art Music Perspectives
Professional website for the musician Kyle Johnson
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7 episodesExperiencing Pain Through Sound: Ustvolskaya (Pt. 2) and Maryanne Amacher
The last episode of Art Music Perspectives delved into performers’ experience of pain and discomfort in playing the music of Galina Us...
Performing Pain through the Music of Galina Ustvolskaya
Soviet composer Galina Ustvolskaya wrote music that seemed to defy the rules of pain/injury prevention for pianists. Her pieces frequently a...
Ep. 4: Narrative of “The Alpine Chough”
Messiaen includes a written account of his birdsong collecting tour in the preface to each movement of the Catalog. Read as a quasi-ethnogra...
Ep. 3: Natural Sounds in Musical & Social Practice
Music history is full of examples of composers who used environmental sounds in their works, notably Ludwig van Beethoven’s Pastoral S...
Ep. 2: The Language of Birdsong
How does one translate sounds of the forest to the manuscript page, or even describe a natural sound in language? Do Messiaen’s transc...
Ep. 1: The Catalog of Birds
An introduction to Olivier Messiaen’s epic, seven-volume work around birds in the composer’s homeland of France. Special guest:...