ACP #29

On this episode of All the Cool Parts, I talk with composer/guitarist Scott Johnson.  We discuss music from his recent CD Americans, as well as the merging of pop and classical music, the old battle between "downtown" and "uptown" composers in New York City, progressive rock, punk, Bach and so much more!

DIRECT LINK: http://anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp29.mp3

ACP #28

This week on All the Cool Parts we are joined by guitarist Kevin Gallagher to talk about his recording of classical guitar music for Naxos.  In addition, we are re-joined by Dr. Jonathan Kulp as co-host for this laureate edition.

We had a fun and fascinating conversation with Kevin about the music on the CD as well as his experiences recording the CD and also winning the competition that allowed that recording to happen.

Kevin has been busy of late creating videos of classical guitar music and posting them on You Tube.  I'll include some of those videos below!

In addition to that, we feature composer/guitarist Frederick Carrilho on this edition of All the Cool Parts Idol.  We hear his beautiful piece (Re)Birth for electric guitar, flute and electronics.  You can learn more about Fred and his music HERE.







DIRECT LINK:  http://www.anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp28.mp3

ACP #27

This week on All the Cool Parts - the NOW Ensemble. Judd Greenstein, Mark Dancigers and Patrick Burke talk with me about the ensemble and about their new CD Awake.

Check out the fantastic short film on Greenstein's Change.


PLAN OF THE CITY from Joshua Frankel on Vimeo.


DIRECT LINK:  http://www.anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp27.mp3

ACP #26

This week on All the Cool Parts - Our 2010 ACP Idol winner, composer Nicholas Vasallo.  We spend some time with this young, up and coming composer and discuss his music among other topics.  Come check out some cool new classical music!

DIRECT LINK:  http://www.anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp26.mp3

ACP #25

This week on All the Cool Parts we continue our series of podcasts on the CD's of the Naxos label - their Laureate Series.  Thomas Viloteau was the winner of the 2006 Guitar Foundation of America International Guitar Competition, and the CD he recorded for Naxos as part of his prize turned out to be one of the best classical guitar CDs I've ever heard.  Journey through the music with myself and my guitar cohort Dr. Jonathan Kulp, and experience some awesome music and even more awesome-er (yes that's right - awesome-er) playing!

I will also embed some videos below - a few of Thomas and also one I mentioned on the show of Brazilian musician Egberto Gismonti.



Check out Viloteau playing Llobet's Variations on a Theme of Fernando Sor, and especially the "left hand" variation at 6:10 - Eddie Van Halen eat your heart out!!



Here is Viloteau playing the second movement from Leo Brouwer's Ritos de las Orishas:



Here is the video of Egberto Gismonti that I talked about in the show:



Direct Link:  http://www.anthonyjosephlanman.com/acp/acp25.mp3

Sehnsucht - Johannes Brahms

Here's one of Brahms' choral pieces that's (imo) not heard enough.  I just wish there was a video of slightly better audio quality on You Tube.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings Schubert - Der Erlkönig

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings Schubert - Der Erlkönig!  The fantastic tale of a father racing through the forest  (on horseback - represented by the repeated notes in the right hand of the piano) with his ill son.  Only the boy can hear the calls of the evil Elf King, trying to lure the boy away from his father.  In the end, the father reaches home but too late - the boy dies.

Also, if you can do anything with this much intensity and sincerity, you are as awesome as Dietrich.

David Goode plays JS Bach

David Goode plays JS Bach's G major Prelude and Fugue, BWV 541 at the Gottfried Silbermann organ of Freiberg Cathedral, Germany. Recorded July 2010.

2010 ACP Idol results

Aaaand we have a winner!!  Composer Nick Vasallo has garnered the most votes in our 2010 ACP Idol poll and will be featured in an upcoming show.  Congratulations to Nick!  More details soon!

ACP Idol 2010 Retrospective is live!

The All the Cool Parts Idol 2010 Retrospective show is live!  Here's how it works:

Listen to the first minute of each piece by all the 2010 Idols.  (I even direct you to the original airing episode if you'd like to hear more and/or want more information)

Choose your favorite Idol of 2010.

Go to this very web site and vote for that Idol on the poll.  The poll will be open until April 31st, 2011.

The winner will be announced on this blog on May 1st, and will be invited to submit a new piece to be played on the podcast, as well as be invited for an interview on that same podcast.

Best of luck to all of the 2010 Idols - you are all awesome - but there can be only one winner - VOTE!!!

Here is a list of all the Idols and they original episodes they aired on:

Jessica Rugani - Nymphshadow - Episode #5 (main topic was Andreas Scholl and Dowland)

J.C. Combs - Prologue - Episode #7 (main topic was the choral music of Eric Whitacre)

Nick Vasallo - Expand the Hive - Episode #9 (main topic was chamber music of Jennifer Higdon)

Michael Kaulkin - City Walks - Episode #10 (main topic was classical guitarist Steve Kostelnik)

John Astaire - Rebonds (Xenakis) - Episode #11 (main topic was Monteverdi's Orfeo)

James Holt - Action Items - Episode #12 (Fugue-O-Rama #1)

Charlie McCarron - The Mysteries of Grey Matters - Episode #13 (main topic was music of Arvo Part and Louis Andreissen)

Bret Williams - Head of Flowers - Episode #14 (main topic was music of Carl Stalling)

David Farrell - 8_BIT_CHACONNE - Episode #19 (main topic was Boulez and Sur Incises)

Gregory Hall - Woodstock 8-14-10 - Episode #20 (main topic was Astor Piazzolla)

Carl Schimmell - Elemental Homunculi - Episode #22 (main topic was interview with David T. Little and Newspeak)