Michelle Zen-in Cheng: Latched II

Cheng Zen-in Michelle

…musical features contribute to a greater dimension describing the vibes of the city. An “Unlatched” series will be written to record the time of business recovery in the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsQslMgFy1o…

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Adrian Lam: Recreational Mathematics

Adrian Lam

…Studies, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Recreational Mathematics is a multimedia quartet for shakuhachi, erhu, cello, and piano with motion pictures. The composer writes: I had been holding my…

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Olli Koskelin: Animal II

Olli Koskelin

…About Animal II for solo bass clarinet, Koskelin writes, “The first Animal composition was commissioned by Scott Lygate for contrabass clarinet. I’m bad at giving names to my compositions, but in…

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Peco Chui: Fragrance

Peco Chui

…NEXUS ensemble for whom he composed Fragrance. According to the composer, in Fragrance, “each instrument of the NEXUS ensemble has its own unique sound and beauty, like the distinctive smell…

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Arvo Pärt: Fratres

…before the birth of his tintinnabuli style. The recording featured below is from a performance that took place during the 2019 ISCM World New Music Days in Tallinn, Estonia. https://www.soundcloud.com/caussin-duo/arvo-part-fratres?in=estonianmusicdays/sets/world-music-days-2019…

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Rodrigo Herrera Muñoz: Postre Colchaguino

Rodrigo Herrera Muñoz

…Santiago. Postre Colchaguino is a 2020 composition scored for an ensemble of early music instruments. Featured here is a performance recorded during the pandemic by Orquesta barroca Nuevo Mundo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7jc6Fuq6fo…

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Cathy Milliken: Piece 43 For Now

Cathy Milliken

…2020 orchestra composition Piece 43 For Now, the composer has written: “The inspiration for Piece 43 For Now I found in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 43, which delves into the contradictions of…

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Karel Stulens: EXPIRED

Karel Stulens

…Research and questions on stereotypes, traditionalism and institutional mechanisms are his foundations of creating new work. Stules sees the concept of composing as working with components: his work is often…

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