Doyle Armbrust appears in the following:
Composer-Cellist Peter Gregson's Fervid Midnight Rendezvous, "Touch"
Monday, August 17, 2015
Listening to Peter Gregson's "Touch" is a superlative experience, with the luster of Gregson’s cello lines and the tender swells of the strings in panoramic view. Listen all this week.
Matt Haimovitz Channels Vast Dynamic Range in 4-Hour Retrospective, 'Orbit'
Monday, August 10, 2015
Cellist Matt Haimovitz delivers the bill-paying skills throughout in this considerable, and impressive, retrospective. Listen to the entire album all this week.
Janine Jansen and the Robust Rhetoric of Michel van der Aa's Violin Concerto
Monday, June 15, 2015
There are two elements of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's "Horizon 6" album that are most gripping: violin soloist Janine Jansen and Michel van der Aa’s USDA-Prime orchestration.
Conspirare Deftly Navigates Joby Talbot's Ambitious 'Path of Miracles'
Monday, May 18, 2015
The spiritually and physically demanding are the source of British composer Joby Talbot’s rousing Path of Miracles, exquisitely realized by Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson.
Royal String Quartet Brings Verve and Polish to Szymański and Mykietyn
Monday, April 06, 2015
The Royal String Quartet from Poland delivers a fine collection of works by contemporary countrymen Paweł Szymański and Paweł Mykietyn. Listen to the full album.
Michael Gordon's Chaotic, Life-Affirming 'Dystopia'
Monday, February 23, 2015
Despite the title of his latest album, "Dystopia," Michael Gordon delivers some of the most effusive, life-affirming, Arcadia-esque sounds we’ve heard from the Bang on a Can co-founder.
Andrew Norman, Video Games and the 21st-Century Orchestra at 'Play'
Monday, January 19, 2015
Andrew Norman’s "Play" reads as though written by a composer unrestrained by any hint of self-consciousness. Stream the Boston Modern Orchestra Project's latest album all week.
Florent Ghys Mixes Whimsy and Laser-like Precision in 'Télévision'
Monday, December 29, 2014
Composer and double bassist Florent Ghys keeps headphones firmly cupped to listeners' ears with the whimsy and exacting assembling of materials in his latest album "Télévision."
A Far Cry from Your Ordinary String Orchestra in 'The Law of Mosaics'
Monday, November 17, 2014
"The Law of Mosaics," couples composers Andrew Norman and Ted Hearne with performances by the enterprising, Boston-based string orchestra, A Far Cry. Stream the entire album.
Marcos Balter: Failure Is an Option
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Called "whimsical" and "surreal" by The New York Times, Marcos Balter is writing music that has made its way into the repertoires of some of the most influential musicians today.
Marcos Balter: III. Failure Is An Option
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Marcos settles into his Chicago new-music community and figures out that some of his best work comes from allowing himself to fail.
John Supko and Bill Seaman's 's_traits' Spellbinding Headphone Music
Monday, October 27, 2014
The new collaboration between John Supko and Bill Seaman excavates over 110 hours of field recordings and samples into an expansive, computer-generated album.
JACK Quartet Spotlights South American-born 'áltaVoz Composers'
Monday, September 22, 2014
The JACK Quartet's latest release, "áltaVoz Composers," zeroes in on an under-represented cache of ferocious talent: that of the young, South American-born composer.
