Koromanti #1 / Primpin from Benkan featured on Apple Music Worldwide Indie
Read MoreShifting Ground featured on WNYC’s New Sounds with John Schaefer
Read More“Kouyoumdjian’s score — combining acoustic with electronic elements and deftly performed by an excellent cast, Silvana Quartet, and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street under Alan Pierson — smartly captures the sense of unease, claustrophobia, and grief.”
Read More“This is an appealing collection that is especially recommended to music libraries, and the mastering by Jeanne Velonis for the Bright Shiny Things label makes a coherent whole out of sonically very diverse materials.”
Read More“Those interested in the ways opera might take up the news headlines of today should hear (and see) this opera.”
Read MoreAn effort that often explores the American identity, the quintet embraces plenty of jazz nods, and their reed prowess is as fluid and exciting as ever
Read More“Every word of this piece is a loving embrace of where we could be.” — Daniel Bernard Roumain
Read MoreForgiveness featured on Symphony.com’s September News Brief
Read More“An undertaking of extraordinary moral ambition, here is an opera that seeks to confront an appalling, ongoing crime: the disappearance, violation and murder of indigenous women and girls in Canada.”
Read More“This recording’s imaginative collection of East-Meets-West (as well as Past and Present) presents a brilliantly conceived and superbly executed addition to this ensemble’s rich recorded legacy.”
Read More“Few operas arrive with such a fierce sense of purpose … MISSING is strongly anchored in well-drawn characters — in an entrancing and highly accomplished piece with a distinctive atmosphere resonating from an ancient, mystical world view.”
Read More“Few operas arrive with such a fierce sense of purpose … MISSING is strongly anchored in well-drawn characters — in an entrancing and highly accomplished piece with a distinctive atmosphere resonating from an ancient, mystical world view.”
Read More“NOVA presents another side of Picker’s music, one that embraces complexity but sacrifices none of the directness of expression that characterizes his more recent music.”
Read More“The technique, professionalism, and musicianship of the choral groups—the Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Artefact Ensemble—are outstanding and the highlight of the recording, as are the soloists, all of whom appear to be featured members of the ensembles.”
Read More“Nova is a great retrospective of his work … This is a fascinating collection and one perfectly enjoyed with your morning coffee and, of course, a bagel with Nova lox.”
Read MoreLanguage Lesson from MISSING featured on Spotify New Classical.
Read More“Long is a passionate advocate for Indigenous artists. This is one of his many projects worth following for both its artistry and the way it can expand an understanding of the world.”
Read More“Current has written music that finds its way deep into your soul and continues to make its home there during the 78 minutes of music on this recording. Conductor Long, the Continuum Ensemble and the entire cast perform Missing beautifully.”
Read MoreYou Don’t Look Like Yourself from MISSING featured on Spotify New Classical.
Read More"...an excellent CD on which Porter fully exploits the tonal qualities of the on-loan 1740 Carlo Bergonzi violin."
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