Jump Back Into Garcia's Time Machine
George Pal’s adaptation of the classic H.G. Well’s novel The Time Machine (1960) is one of those iconic films of its time. As a child...
Improvs for Hope Notes
I wanted to post the program notes here for my Improvs for Hope album which was released back in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. When...
Blending Old & New Folk Sounds
Restless Nation: The Music of Andy Teirstein Cassatt String Quartet; Marco Ambrosini, nychelharpa; Mivos String Quartet; Yair Dalal, oud....
Giacchino Heads to Gotham
Marvel film adaptations have proven to be box office gold while the superheroes of DC Comics tend to enter the fray in a much scrappier...
Mining Early Gold
Dragon’s Domain Records has kicked off the year with a new compilation of music by a neglected film music master, Ernest Gold. Like...
Coming to a Screen Near You: Recent Film Music
When I was a kid grabbing each issue of Fanfare, one of the articles I skipped to first was Royal S. Brown's film music column. He did...
Concert Info: New Donald Fraser Work & Music by Beethoven and Dvorak
The Cambridge Symphony Orchestra will be returning to the Somerville (MA) Theater stage on March 13, for an afternoon concert starting at...
The Music of Michael Cohen
Songs for Silenced Voices Sandra Simon, soprano. Panoramicos Anna Kistlitsyna, piano; Sirius String Quartet; Samantha Britt, soprano....
Duets by Women Composers
Joys Abiding: Soprano & Baritone Duets by Historical Women Composers Dana Zenobi, soprano. Oliver Washington, baritone. Chuck Dillard,...
"Seasonal" Music for String Quartet
Seasons Benda Quartet Navona 6407 Total Time: 30:59 Recording: ****/**** Performance: ****/**** Composer John Mitchell (1941-) has a...




