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brin solomon

brin solomon

Western Massachusetts
Composer, playwright, liturgist, and critic brin solomon writes words and music in various genres and is doing its best to queer all of them.
06
Apr
The four members of the Dalí String Quartet.

To Fugue or Not to Fugue

The evening opened with a piquant rendition of Piazzolla’s 1956 Tango Ballet. With its snappy rhythms and wry melodies, it’s a piece with tremendous emotional range, and the Dalí members swung from one extreme to the other with palpable glee.
8 min read
23
Mar
The Trobár ensemble in May, 2023, playing an assortment of Medieval instruments and singing.

The Story of a Book

A Medieval songbook brought to intimate life by a visiting early music ensemble. Also: a WWI smorgasbord and a raucous work for solo bassoon.
5 min read
18
Mar
The Arrangers United

The Arrangers United

The gesture that stuck with me the most was a very simple one: At the beginning of Jerod Impichchaachaaha'
12 min read
09
Mar
The Danish String Quartet. Press photo of a string quartet standing with their instruments in front of a dreamy forest landscape painting.

String Quartets and Saxophones

I was hoping to anchor this inaugural newsletter on an intriguing concert centered around music and poetry shaped by the
4 min read