New Classical

  • Video Premiere: Benjamin Louis Brody & The Lovelies – Oscillations

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    After kindly inviting me to premiere “Oscillations” last year, Benjamin Louis Brody is set to launch a video of the work shot with improvisational dance group The Lovelies. I’m pleased to present its premiere for you today. “I’ve been collaborating with The Lovelies now for about five years,” says Brody. “They are co-founded by five…

  • Karoline LeBlanc Ernesto Rodrigues Nicolas Caloia – autoschediasm

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    This powerful new disc from Karoline LeBlanc, Ernesto Rodrigues and Nicolas Caloia is true to its title. Autoschediasm isn’t just a synonym for improv. According to Oxford, its use suggests “something done on the spur of the moment or without preparation; a hasty improvisation.” It is certainly all of that. This is Cecil Taylor-level intense.…

  • vvolk – se (in) de bos

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    Belgium’s granvat describes itself as a platform. “It’s a gathering of particles,” according to the organization’s website. “granvat works curator-based, and does not function like a record label. We love to create, produce and present original work and concepts. granvat is founded by Bert and Stijn Cools.” One of its major projects, dating back to…

  • Book Of Air Vvolk – se (in) de bos

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    Belgium’s granvat describes itself as a platform. “It’s a gathering of particles,” according to the organization’s website. “granvat works curator-based, and does not function like a record label. We love to create, produce and present original work and concepts. granvat is founded by Bert and Stijn Cools.” One of its major projects, dating back to…

  • Lena Natalia – Lonely Satellite

    We have our share of grey days here in the upper reaches of North America at this time of year. The seat I’m writing in is normally drenched in afternoon sunlight. Not today. It is the kind of autumn day that sends pedestrians scurrying for oversized coffees and baked goods. It is also the kind…

  • Alexandra Stréliski – Inscape

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    As is often the case, Alexandra Stréliski has had help in her rise to new-classical music prominence. The support came from close to home. Fellow Montrealer and film director Jean-Marc Vallée assigned her soundtrack work on his Dallas Buyers Club in 2013. They collaborated again, three years later on Demolition. In 2017, Stréliski’s contribution to HBO’s…