Recent listening

A few wonderful pieces of music by some close friends:

"sequoia," by Eugene Kim




"Favorite Gestures, Repeated with Layers", by Sivan Silver-Swartz



2013 02 09 Vermillion River, Amherst, OH (5:28PM–5:33PM), by Tristan Gordon




Mists, by Jessie Downs



Prophecy Machine, an opera by Porter James



Christian James' senior recital: a service with musical commentary

I've come across a collection of writing on poetry and poetics by a friend, Samuel Rowe. Of particular interest is a recent review of Ron Silliman's latest book, a review of Gerald Bruns' What Are Poets For?, and an essay on "uncreative writing" - covering anthologies compiled by Kenneth Goldsmith, Craig Dworkin, and Marjorie Perloff.

EDIT: A video interview with Ron Silliman on his Revelator here.

Also, a transcription of a conversation between Tristan Gordon and Jessie Downs has been posted on Tristan's website. Complete with my own asinine interjections- a fascinating discussion of Jessie's work and music during the Winter and Spring of 2013.

And lastly, a nice essay written by Lauren Redhead on Chris Newman's composition and politics of self-alienation, through the lens of his solo piano piece "The Reason Why I am Unable to Live in my own Country as a Composer is a Political One".

Sample viola tunings

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