Modern Composition

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  Sufjan Stevens Announces New Album 'Reflections,' a Piano Score from a Ballet

  PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2023

  Sufjan Stevens has announced a new album — sort of. Reflections is the artist's score for a 2019 ballet of the same name, and the recorded...

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  ​Ryuichi Sakamoto Dies at 71

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2023

  Ryuichi Sakamoto has died. He was 71. A tweet from the musician's official Twitter account reveals that he died on March 28. A statement f...

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  JUNO-Winning Composer Jocelyn Morlock Has Died

  PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2023

  JUNO Award-winning composer Jocelyn Morlock has died. The Vancouver artist was 53. Morlock was known for her contemporary classical compos...

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  Sigur Rós Plot International Tour with 41-Piece Orchestra, Tease First Album in 10 Years

  PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2023

  Sigur Rós have announced plans to release an as-yet-untitled new album in June — their first in a decade. To celebrate, the Icelandic trio...

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  Vision Eternel Releases Valentine's Day Exclusive "Sometimes in Absence"

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2023

  Vision Eternel is once again back with new music for Valentine's Day. The New Brunswick-based musical project helmed by Alexander Julien co...

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  Alexandra Stréliski Plots 2023 International Tour

  PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2023

  Montreal-based composer Alexandra Stréliski announced plans for her new album Néo-Romance — out March 31 via Secret City Records / XXIM Rec...

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  Toronto's Masahiro Takahashi Announces 'Humid Sun,' Shares "Cloud Boat"

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2023

  Japanese composer Masahiro Takahashi moved to Toronto in 2020, and after previously signing to local label Telephone Explosion Records for...

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  Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter Details New Album 'Mythologies'

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2023

  Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter has announced a new solo album. Mythologies — the elusive artist's first independent orchestral work — arrives...