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The Golden Bridge ensemble performs the world premiere of Melinda Bargreen’s “O Lord, Make Thy Servant Elizabeth.”
The Golden Bridge ensemble performs the world premiere of Melinda Bargreen’s “O Lord, Make Thy Servant Elizabeth. Our Queen” (source: video still)

An EarRelevant Interlude, No. 6: O Lord, Make Thy Servant Elizabeth Our Queen

Mark Gresham | 3 JUL 2020 Number 6 in a series of audio and video presentations curated by by EarRelevant’s publisher and principal writer Mark Gresham as part of his “Composer’s Notebook.” Several of our writers are also composers, and […]

John Luther Adams, composer of "Become Desert." (source: YouTube)
John Luther Adams, composer of "Become Desert." (source: YouTube)

CD/DVD Review: John Luther Adams’ “Become Desert”

Melinda Bargreen | 9 JUL 2019 First there was Become River, a 16-minute John Luther Adams chamber work commissioned by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Then there was Become Ocean, Adams’ soundscape of swirling waves and surging seas, premiered […]

Composer Elizabeth Vercoe (source: elizabethvercoe.com)
Composer Elizabeth Vercoe (source: elizabethvercoe.com)

CD Review: “Butterfly Effects” reveals composer’s imaginative voice

Melinda Bargreen | 17 Jun 2019 In chaos theory, the “butterfly effect” is a condition in which a small change in one state can result in large differences later on. A distant butterfly flapping its wings could cause perturbations […]