Bandcamp Daily: Grief Review and Interview
The picture Pinderhughes is painting on Grief is a sullen one, calling out the sufferings caused by racial capitalism; policing and prison systems; and oppressive ideologies.
MusicOMH: Telekinesis Review
“A work that pursues not only the strangeness of electronic instruments and acoustic instruments, but also creates an environment where you can coexist in a place where you can feel organically.”
The Wire: Telekinesis Review
“A symphonic work that sounds like a lost sci-fi film soundtrack. It has the clustered, hovering awe of György Ligeti’s Atmosphères and the eerie arpeggiated angles of Hermann soundtracks like Vertigo and The Day The Earth Stood Still. It’s a hoot.”
New York Times: Telekinesis Album Review
“Fans of this electronic and orchestral specialist have been waiting for the next big statement. And here it is... Tyondai Braxton in full command of his art.”
Sequenza21: Telekinesis Album Review
“The coordination between these various forces and the electronics is superb… An ambitious and imaginative piece, Telekinesis is Braxton at his best.”
The Skinny: Telekinesis Album Review
“Remarkable… the best kind of soundtrack: one with the power to cast whatever surroundings you find yourself in in a more interesting hue.”
OperaWire: Bangsokol New Release
Bangsokol is the first major symphonic work that addresses the traumas of the Cambodian genocide of the late 1970s.
Middlebury Magazine: Sonic Art
What began as an attempt by Matthew Evan Taylor to collaborate with fellow musicians during the isolation of the pandemic ended up being a yearlong project that culminated in an evening performance at the Met.
I Care If You Listen: 5 Questions to Han Chen about Migration Music
I learned that there are no two identical immigration stories, and they are always intertwined with all other things going on in life, things I just wouldn’t know without doing this project.
Classical Composition, Folk Traditions, and Combining the Two
Han Chen speaks with composer Hsu Chiayu, whose work blends Chinese and western techniques and bond over their shared experience as Taiwanese immigrants.
Cultural Attaché: Interview with Christopher Cerrone and Stephanie Fleischmann
The new opera “In A Grove” may seem familiar, but in the hands of Christopher Cerrone and Stephanie Fleischmann the story that inspired "Rashomon" will definitely be different.
Matthew Evan Taylor: Postcard 12
Postcard 12 was filmed in Chesterfield, MA.
May 10, 2021 and 1 Rivington / Candice Madey Gallery
February 6, 2022
Matthew Evan Taylor: Postcard 11
Postcard 11 was filmed in Chesterfield, MA on May 10, 2021 and Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY on January 22-24, 2022.
Transitioning Out from a Period of Grief and Healing
Han Chen speaks with composer, improviser, and pianist Jonah Haven about the process of writing a new solo piano work co-commissioned by Han Chen and Metropolis Ensemble.
Matthew Evan Taylor: Postcard 10
Postcard 10 was filmed in Chesterfield, MA July 10, 2021 and Oktaven Audio, Mount Vernon, NY
Matthew Evan Taylor: Postcard 9
Postcard 9 was filmed in Chesterfield, Massachusetts, July 10, 2021; and One Rivington / Candice Madey Gallery, New York City, November 23, 2021.
Video Premiere: de_dust2 from The Computer Room by Phong Tran
For anyone old enough to remember the birth of the internet, the room in the house where that endearing, bulky desktop computer lived had a certain allure.
Matthew Evan Taylor: Postcard 8
Postcard 8 was filmed in Middlebury, Vermont, May 7, 2021; and Prospect Park, October 15, 2021.
Archetypes are the Universal Language
Han Chen speaks with composer, pianist, and vocalist Clarice Assad about her Archetypes project, which illustrates types of characters that pop up in cultures all around the world.
Matthew Evan Taylor: Postcard 7
Postcard 7 was filmed in Chesterfield, MA, July 11, 2021 and Sunset Park, September 20, 2021 and One Rivington / Candice Madey Gallery, New York, NY, July 23, 2021.