Archive for the 'lute' Category

"Jozef Van Wissem's favorite compositional device is the palindrome. The Dutch-born, Brooklyn-based lutenist plays pieces forward, then backward, creating music that is potentially without beginning or end. Although this strategy is rooted in 17th century compositional practice, it still serves his agenda of rescuing his archaic instrument from history's dustbin."

"Captromancy is a type of divination which is practiced by placing a poppy bud upon hot coals, and taking predictions from the subsequent movements of the bud itself." Saw this guy with Chris Forsyth and Tetuzi Akiyama last night. Fantastic.