Jon Forshee

For a Thanksgiving break treat, Alkan - Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Papagallo youtube.com/watch?v=X3_kPS…

Way into George Rochberg's Symphony 3 (1969) for orchestra with chorus. The performance I have is not amazing, yet Rochberg's music is strikes right through. One of Rochberg's symphonies I know least, and it really is a tremendous work. #GeorgeRochberg #Symphony #ModernMusic

Listening to Herbert Brun's 'On Stilts Among Ducks' - comforting on a day like today: soundcloud.com/drshirley/on-s…

Having a great time listening to Eight Pieces for Four Timpani by Elliot Carter...what a sonic adventure this piece is. And here I thought Canaries was cool... #ElliotCarter #Timpani #Percussion

Chopin Nocturnes and Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit on my playlist for the last week...Pogorelich is a favorite for the Ravel of course. And I had no idea Chopin would capture my attention so much!! #Pogorelić #Ravel #chopincompetition #chopin

Join me for this event: Through a Glass Darkly: Sixth Annual UCCS Symposium on Apocalyptica cvent.com/events/through….

I can't believe it has taken so long to discover Elliot Carter's Symphonia: Sum fluxae pretium spei ('93-96)- what a vibrant, perfectly orchestrated work. And massive. #ElliotCarter #rchestra #ModernMusic #OliverKnussen #orchestration

Check out Steve Layton's work, featuring poet Dorota Czerner! Wayward Music Series | Wayward in Limbo #106: Steve Layton | April 16, 2021 waywardmusic.org/event/wayward-… #dorotaczerner #stevelayton #waywardmusicseries

The premiere issue of First : Listen, The Journal of Critical Listening through Music, is out! This first issue focuses on the music of composer Roger Reynolds, & features texts by a wide diversity of musicians, composers & scholars. firstlisten.online/issue-1/

Just discovered, for myself, the far-out music of Dane Rudhyar...esp. his Three Melodies (1918-1955!). An inspired musical imagination is at work here, and I am surprised it has taken so long to closely listen - #danerudhyar #astrology #instrumentalmusic

Schubert's 9th Symphony...again. It just captures a mood. Today was Lorin Maazel. Fantastic 2nd movement in this recording... #schubert #schubertsymphony #ClassicalMusic

Lots and lots of Roger Sessions on the playlist lately...Symphonies 1-5, and the 1958 String Quartet. What I can not find, and would love to hear again, are his Three Chorale Preludes (1924)... #RogerSessions #ModernMusic #AmericanMusic #StringQuartet

Check out the new concert of solo violin works played by Martha Muehleisen! #missymazzoli #ceciliadamstrom #jessiemontgomery #jonforshee youtu.be/xnL_l13TH5s

Just discovered Jean Sibelius music for brass septet...I wonder what occasioned the composition of these fantastic works.... #JeanSibelius #MusicforBrass #BrassSeptet #BrassQuintet

Today I played Suzanne Ciani for our Computer & Electronic Music class...the Buchla Concerts! #suzanneciani #buchlabox #synthesizermusic

Perfect tonic for a Friday: Elliot Carter's Triple Duo...it has been too long since I've heard this magnificent, magisterial work, and it never fails to inspire and motivate. What a masterpiece! #ElliotCarter #TripleDuo #ModernMusic

Listening to a yrio w/ guitar, by Ibert. I really must listen more to this thoughtful composer's music... #jacquesibert #frenchchambermusic #musicwithguitar

All Saturday today: Lucio Silla, from my complete Mozart edition with Leopold Hager conducting. What a fine, really exuberant opera this is - I agree with those who call it a masterpiece (which isn't many...) #MozartOpera #LucioSilla #WolfgangAmadeusMozart

Ah ha! Marion Bauer is on the playlist this morning: her lyrically intriguing Viola Sonata (1932). Her work is a reminder to read her Twentieth Century Music, by all accounts a fantastic book... #MarionBauer #ModernMusic #ViolaSonata #morningplaylist

Just discovered the violinist Hyman Bress for myself - what an incredible musician. His recording of Roger Sessions' Solo Sonata is mind blowing, and a feast for the ears.... #HymanBress #RogerSessions #ModernMusic #NewDiscoveries #Violin