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Reverberations is a new podcast that extends the genre-fluid spirit of New Amsterdam Records from music to conversation. Hosted by musicologist and performer Majel Connery, the podcast is a series of probing discussions with NewAm's family of musical artists on the connection between life and craft. Each episode is rooted in musical exploration, while ranging freely into the big ideas that drive us and that shape our creative lives.
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For the lastepisode of the first season of Reverberations, host Majel Connery talks to William Brittelle, one of New Amsterdam Records' co-founders and co-artistic directors, about his album Alive in the Electric Snow Dream, which was released earlier this year and developed in collaboration with Metropolis Ensemble during the COVID-19 pandemic. Su…
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In this episode of Reverberations, host Majel Connery talks to pianist Adam Tendler about his upcoming album, Inheritances. This commissioning project became a live show and, ultimately, an album containing compositional pieces by Laurie Anderson, Missy Mazzoli, Devonté Hynes, and many more artists. Connery and Tendler talk about fragments on Inher…
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On this episode of Reverberations, host Majel Connery and Peni Candra Rini discuss her double album, 'Wulansih' and 'Wani.' Candra Rini, who is from Indonesia, talks about her stylistic flexibility, vocal abilities, and the diverse regional influences in her music. She also addresses the recurring theme of climate change in her work and her ambitio…
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This episode of Reverberations features a t l a s, by Belgian-born Charlotte Jacobs. For Jacobs, music is a map and a personal mythology. a t l a s is not just the figure that holds up the world in Classical myths, but a creative urge to world-building present in all of us. Jacobs and host Majel Connery talk about processing anxiety through music, …
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In this episode of Reverberations, we feature Ellen Reid’s "Big Majestic," which originated from Reid’s "Soundwalk," a multi-year sound installation that has traveled to city parks around the world. The album version of "Big Majestic" has been reimagined to provide a different sonic experience. Host Majel Connery and Reid discuss the genesis of the…
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In this episode of Reverberations, host Majel Connery speaks with Darian Donovan Thomas about the double album "A Room with Many Doors." Discussing the second album (but first release) titled "Night," they talk about brutal honesty, mapping emotional journeys onto music, "safe spaces" in music, and the craft of artist prompts. Support the show…
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This episode of Reverberations centers on the Los Angeles-based chamber orchestra Wild Up, and their album Julius Eastman Vol. 4: The Holy Presence. The Holy Presence is the fourth in an ongoing series of releases by Wild Up celebrating the work of composer Julius Eastman, who died in 1990. Host Majel Connery speaks to Christopher Rountree, founder…
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This episode of Reverberations features Mazz Swift’s new album, The 10000 Things: PRAISE SONGS for the iRiligious. Mazz and host Majel Connery discuss a series of dualities: spirituality for the irreligious; connection and disconnection with the past; and training and un-training virtuosity. Throughout, Mazz wrestles with Western Classical perspect…
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This episode of Reverberations features Alex Sopp’s new album, The Hem and the Haw. Alex and host Majel Connery talk about penny whistle freak-outs and landscape painting; Alex’s emergence as a singer and what she calls “the paralysis of potential;” and duality as an organizing force. Support the show…
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In this episode Claire Dickson and host Majel Connery chat about Dickson’s album, The Beholder, with forays into “princess music” (a.k.a. “pop” influences), demo love, broken madrigals, and the love triangle between performance, improvisation, and composition. Support the show
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