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...
Polytope
This article describes the compositional and performance practices involved in my 2018 piece Polytope. This microtonal multimedia piece is performed by 4 musicians playing Launchpad Pros in total darkness, with live feed video and electronic 4-channel sound.
An Interview With Warren Burt
An Interview with Warren Burt discussing his extensive history with microtonality
Donald Bousted
Composer- Film Maker and Member of Xenharmonikon’s Advisor Board By Stephen Altoft Donald Bousted was active in the...
Small but important differences: Christopher Otto’s ‘rag′sma’
In rag′sma, two pre-recorded string quartets start from the same place and slowly weave back and forth on these simple harmonies, with each step building from the previous note instead of from a common reference tone. One quartet inexorably rises while the other falls,
On The Passing of Barbara Hero
Barbara Hero left us on August 9, 2021 at the age of 96. She gave us a unique...