Jo Squillo Avventurieri

https://youtu.be/7EC-v2g_euQ?si=K1hEVnEe7BR6eHP7 Italo-Disco is a genre of music that doesn’t include just Italian music, but music by other European artists. Primarily popular in the 1980’s, it first entered global consciousness with Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder’s “I Feel Love”, which was a ground-breaking song that dominated dance floors throughout the world. Italo-Disco is the step-child of… Continue reading Jo Squillo Avventurieri

John Cage Williams Mix

John Cage was a highly regarded avant-garde composer of the mid-20th century. In many ways he was an innovator and presaged musical trends, although it may not have been obvious at the time. He experimented with compositional methods that sometimes included found sounds, compositions that included such things as detuned radios and alternate musical notation.… Continue reading John Cage Williams Mix

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Portsmouth Sinfonia

Portsmouth Sinfonia was small orchestra made of both experienced and novice musicians. In many cases, the experienced musicians switched to instruments they typically didn’t play. While the resulting album is often played for laughs, it is also quite serious. We are so used to hearing slickly produced content that when we hear something that is… Continue reading Portsmouth Sinfonia

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Categorized as fall 2021