AltWeeklies Wire
Smooth Around the Edgesnew
Fringe event puts a new spin on the old classics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
02-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Michael Gandolfi: Weird Sciencenew
Eclectic composer grows a Cosmic Garden.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
05-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bringing World Music to Atlantanew
As metro Atlanta struggles to get a handle on the wide scope of its cultural diversity, Maya Hoover will try to convey that Ladino is not a typo.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
03-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Maya Hoover
Grassroots Are Always Greenernew
Saheli is "a multi-ethnic a cappella women's trio that seeks to build community through the healing power of song."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
02-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Saheli
Persistence is Her Fortenew
Although the Scottish virtuoso percussionist has possessed only limited hearing since age 12, she wants audiences to focus on her music rather than her deafness.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
02-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Zeppelin Over Mozartnew
Bobby Yang grew up listening to classic rock while being trained in classical violin, and has now figured out how to mesh two loves.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
01-05-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bobby Yang, No. 1 Tribute
His Take on Swing Is Contemporary and Retronew
Traditional covers from Ellington, Gershwin and "Fats" Waller swing freshly, and Ray Noble's "Cherokee" features a breakneck virtuosity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Georgia Native Debuts Nine-Minute Piecenew
"Irrational Exuberance" is hardly simple. It's a wild ride for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra through musical changes, surprises, and virtuosic, multilayered streams and flurries of sound.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
10-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Music's Inner-Workings Heard Well in Recordingnew
It's a spontaneous-sounding rendition, with a good stereo separation that happily allows the music's inner workings to be well heard.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Final Fantasy Music Leaps From Game Console to Live Concertnew
Final Fantasy is the first video game to spawn symphonic concerts from its music, incorporating a full orchestra and a chorus, plus three video screens showing scenes from the games and live-cam shots from inside the orchestra itself.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
06-27-2005 |
Concerts
The Blind Boys of Alabama Spread Christmas Cheernew
Today, the Blind Boys' music is much broader than the traditional gospel fare of their early years. The Christmas album is one example of how the Blind Boys have drawn music from other styles and made it their own.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
12-16-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Composer Explores our Collective Recollectionsnew
Such early musical encounters are the launching pad for Harbison's newest composition for the Atlanta Chamber Players, Songs America Loves to Sing, scored for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
10-21-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
