Archive for April 2025

June 19 – Rain, Waterfalls, Sheep!  Whoa—32° C in New York City; 7° C at the Vágar Airport in the Faroe Islands. That was quite a shock to the system, not to mention the really bumpy landing because of the wind and our small Turboprop plane (let’s not talk about the fact that I couldn’t…

Between Norway and Iceland To understand the musical offering of the 2024 ISCM World New Music Days (WNMD), you need to know the place and the people. It would be a mistake to think of this 11-day music marathon as an abstract contemporary music festival; everything here has its own shape and feel, given by…

“In short, geopolitics has its foundations in chronopolitics.” Johannes Fabian[1] “I do not want to exalt the past at the expense of my present and of my future.” Frantz Fanon[2] “The ISCM’s first century began in Austria; its second century is beginning in South Africa.” ISCM President Glenda Keam’s opening remark for this centennial World…