The New York City Opera has announced that American composer Charles Wuorinen has accepted the City Opera’s invitation to compose an opera based on Annie Proulx’s gay cowboy-themed short story Brokeback Mountain.
Mr. Wuorinen said, “Ever since encountering Annie Proulx’s extraordinary story I have wanted to make an opera on it, and it gives me great [...]
David Soldier’s American Most Unwanted Song is a horribly good piece of work that brings together everything that Americans hate musically, and combines them into one long song, frequently to hysterical effect.
By using market research with hundreds of people, Soldier determined that:
The most unwanted music is over 25 minutes long, veers wildly between loud [...]
Neodrone - Extended Horizon
Extended Horizon is the debut release by Neodrone, a trio that makes music combining elements of electronica and classical music.
Neodrone is Magnus Tak, the composer/producer; Johanna E Martell, vocalist; and Brent Swarthout, lyricist. The three make music with a neoclassical symphonic electronica feel. Martell is classically trained and brings an operatic style to her [...]





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