Lusitano: The First Known Black Composer, Acknowledged With Luminous Clarity
THE MARIAN CONSORT resurrects the Motets of VICENTE LUSITANO, the first known Black composer and a highly regarded…
When Tonality Means a Journey
Bernard Hughes music is both satisfying and challenging to sing, as well as being rewarding for both singer…
Where Grief and Anger Share Space
This new disc from Toccata Classics features chamber music by the young composer Noah Max and exudes, as…
Evoking Afternoons in 17th Century Hereford
Composer Matthew Locke was born 400 years ago this year, and to mark this occasion the British viol…
Where Western Classical Meets Native American Musical Culture
A citizen of both the United States and of the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma, composer JEROD IMPICHCHAACHAHA' TATE's…
A Composer Reclaims His Faith
Classical editor ROBERT HUGILL considers CALUM BUILDER's 'Messe (You Are Where You Want to Be), a work which…
Randall Goosby: Style, Soul, Virtuosity
Young violinist RANDALL GOOSBY's debut album, ROOTS, is one of this year's most exciting classical music events. Herewith…
The (Continuing) Resurrection of Florence Price
Paying loving tribute to pioneering African American composer FLORENCE PRICE, acclaimed pianist SAMANTHA EGE offers FANTASIE NEGRE: THE…
Being About an Instrument ‘At Once Familiar and Unknown’
In ART OF THE MANDOLIN, AVI AVITAL offers a perspective on 300 years of music composed specifically for…
The Indefatigable George McPhee
The PAISLEY ABBEY CHOIR, with Director GEORGE. MCPHEE, offers the first outstanding choral album of 2021 in A…