Tag Archives: Modern Composition

Shaped in Massachusetts in ’09 2009 beneath the direction of Brad Wells, Roomful of Tooth can be an a cappella octet focusing on contemporary compositions that bridge classical, world music, and pop at their most virtuosic. Using a founding account of Cameron Beauchamp, Dashon Burton, Martha Cluver, Eric Dudley, Esteli …

The 21st century progressive rock septet MANY THANKS Scientist grew from the music program at Montclair State University in NJ, where guitarist Tom Monda, saxophonist Ellis Jasenovic, and trumpeter Andrew Digrius met. The three distributed a like for Frank Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra, the Beatles, and Harry Nilsson, as well as …

Flemish composer/singer/songwriter Jan Swerts self-released his debut album Weg (Street) this year 2010 to substantial crucial acclaim in his house nation. His deeply melancholy, minimalist piano music, subtly framed by gorgeous string and woodwind plans, artfully combined the contemporary traditional noises of Sylvain Chauveau, Jóhann Jóhannsson, and Maximum Richter using …

It’s been noted in the blogosphere that this name of the Argentine quintet can be the name of the Southern California suburban town (right now Rancho Cucamonga) where Frank Zappa began his saving exploits at Pal Saving Studio (renamed Studio room Z by Zappa) through the early ‘60s — and …

The Joel Harrison 7 may be the name of guitarist Harrison’s exploratory jazz septet. Featured in the 7 are saxophonist Donny McCaslin, pianist Gary Versace, violinist Christian Howes, cellist Dana Leong, bassist Stephan Crump, and drummer Clarence Penn. The ensemble released the classical-influenced Search in 2012.

Drummer/composer Arend Niks collaborated with several artists within the Dutch creative music picture, including a continuing stint as drummer for guitarist Corrie vehicle Binsbergen’s avant jazz-rock music group Corrie en de Grote Brokken, before stepping out like a innovator of his own group, the Niks Task, an octet that released …

Bristol, U.K.-structured digital musician/composer Roly Porter started his career as you fifty percent of pioneering dubstep duo Vex’d, but his following single work in his very own name ventured from club-based digital music, constructing thick, harrowing walls of sound utilizing traditional instruments aswell as large, distorted bass tones. Porter and …

Conceptualized in the first 2000s and premiered in 2004, Point Burzaco is definitely less an Argentine strap than a continuing avant-prog task masterminded by Buenos Aires-based composer, journalist/article writer, and educator Abel Gilbert. Melding Gilbert’s passions for classically up to date modern structure and groundbreaking prog and artwork rock and …

“Chamber postmodern orchestra” Pikapika Teart had been formed in springtime of 2004 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in the center of this country’s huge expanse of Siberia. The bandmembers are professed followers of ’70s/early-’80s avant-prog performers of the Rock and roll in Opposition persuasion, aswell as newer groups which have revitalized the …

Sean McCann is usually a Los Angeles-based composer, experimental musician, and audio engineer whose function has ranged from serene ambient items to ecstatic, joyous items for strings and digital feedback. After creating himself like a drone/experimental musician through the second fifty percent from the 2000s, his post-2012 result offers shifted …