Dakota Suite & Quentin Sirjacq – The Indestructibility of the Already Felled

Posted on by Kevin Press

There has been a lot written about the ability of sad music to trigger memories, which can either make us feel better or worse. A 2016 study run out of Durham University in the U.K. and Finland’s University of Jyväskylä found that participant reactions tended to fall under three categories: “pleasure, comfort and pain.” For … Continue reading Dakota Suite & Quentin Sirjacq – The Indestructibility of the Already Felled →

Cheryl Duvall & Anna Höstman – Harbour

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In preparation for my review of Cheryl Duvall’s and Anna Höstman’s beautiful new disc Harbour for exclaim.ca, I reached out to Duvall here in Toronto to discuss the recording and her working relationship with the Victoria, B.C.-based composer. I’ve prepared a lengthy feature on Harbour for ep. 89 of The Moderns. That’ll be posted Jan. … Continue reading Cheryl Duvall & Anna Höstman – Harbour →

Martina Bertoni – All the Ghosts Are Gone

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Listening to Martina Bertoni’s debut long-player, it’s not difficult to imagine her embraced by classical music audiences around the world. Despite being a skilled cellist however, All the Ghosts Are Gone is more an electronic than a new classical work. It is a combination of the two, to be sure. It is also, arguably, the … Continue reading Martina Bertoni – All the Ghosts Are Gone →