An Extended Interview with Greg Schiemer
Kraig Grady: While Australia had Elsie Hamilton who can claim as Australia’s first western microtonalist, you seem to...
Larry Polansky, Oct 16, 1954 – May 9, 2024 – An appreciation
We lost a big one in May. Larry Polansky was, for those of us privileged to know him,...
TriTriadic Scales with Seven Tones
(Assembled from the three original tritriadic papers in Xenharmonikon IX, X & XII). With the exception of pentatonics,...
Charles Curtis in Residence
At Christ Church Spitalfields in 2011 I witnessed one of the most astounding performances in my life when...
Blue by sound: the microtonal legacy of composer and theorist Clarence Barlow
By Georg Hajdu Composer Clarence Barlow passed away in June 2023 at age 77. He was noted for...
Strings (1), Mostly Plucked
Last month I got to hear Julia Reidy play live for the first time in a while (for me, not her). Her...
Concert Review: Gamelan Merdu Kumala Perform a Reimagined Score to the 1926 Film “The Adventures of Prince Achmed”
Review of the MicroFest 2023 presentation of Gamelan Merdu Kumala performing a new score to the 1926 film The Adventures of Prince Achmed.
Easley Blackwood Jr. 1933-2023
I learned of Easley Blackwood’s passing while studying his microtonal music, and it was completely shocking. There was...
Greg Davis: New Primes
Review originally appeared in ‘Boring Like A Drill’ by Ben Harper. There’s something pleasing and aspirational in the...
MET-24: A Milder Extended Temperament
During late 2001-2002 it was my privilege to collaborate with George Secor on musical projects including his revisiting...